woman laying on operating table total vaginal hysterectomy
  • Patient is placed in the dorsal lithotomy position in candy cane stirrups with her hips at the edge of the table and her thighs flexed on the abdomen. 
  • The knee and hip joints are flexed with her feet straight up. 
  • The patients' arms are placed outward on arm boards.
total vaginal hysterectomy OR setup
  • The patient is prepped and draped in the usual fashion for a vaginal procedure. 
  • The primary surgeon is usually sitting at the end of the operating table with one assistant on each side of the primary surgeon. 
  • The vaginal hysterectomy tray is open on the back table, suction irrigation is hooked up and surgical energy is available.