Acrylic Nails During Surgery

Two studies add to the evidence that health care personnel who wear artificial acrylic fingernails to work may jeopardize patient safety.

Acrylic nails during surgery. This shall be done as close to the scheduled surgery time as possible. In the old days the medical staff in the OR would use the color of your nail beds as an indicator of your oxygen levels. So although all PSs arel different I would imagine if you can see that it should be fine.

During surgery your oxygen levels will be monitored and one of the most common ways of doing this is using a probe placed on your finger. When applying acrylic nails the tech only needs to use a very fine file to gently break up the blocks of oil n the nail There is zero need to shred or etch the natural nail with todays advanced acrylic products. A one acrylic nail has been removed before surgery.

This is done by placing a plastic probe onto your finger which will not work properly over acrylic nails. So next time you go to surgery you have 3 options. If you forget to take it off the surgery team can find another location on.

An oximeter is a tiny clip that is placed on your finger during. Argue with the staff and cite this article and tell them to place the pulse ox in the side-to-side position if youre wearing black or brown nail polish. This study investigates the effect of unpolished acrylic nails on the measurement of oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry.

9 Replies Last Reply 04-11-2004 Started By princessraye Any have acrylic on nails. Most of the time your doctor advises you not to wear nail polish or acrylic nails during your surgery. What if I refuse to remove my jewelleryacrylic nails.

23 Replies Last Reply 01-16-2004 Started By flameglow. Allow the OR staff to remove your nail polish. However nail polish can also pose a challenge in this scenario as well.