Effective sterilization processing is critical to the successful outcome of the thousands of sterile procedures
that are performed daily at health care institutions and clinics throughout North America. This requires
that reusable surgical instruments and medical devices be effectively cleaned, inspected, packaged,
labelled, sterilized, and transported for reprocessing following their use. Multiple steps are necessary to
ensure that each patient receives instruments and supplies that have been processed to the highest
standards of care. In order to ensure the delivery of instrumentation that is safe and effective for use,
health care professionals should not only adhere to the recommendations of the instrument manufacturer
and relevant processing guidelines, but need to also have an understanding of the technology (equipment
and processes) used to reprocess surgical instruments and medical devices. This includes an understanding
of the basis whereby a given sterilization load is deemed acceptable for use. A key factor in this
determination is the results of testing performed with various types of sterilization indicators.
| Edition : | 1st |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.3 MB |
| ISBN(s) : | 9781554918201 |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 50 |
| Product Code(s) : | 2421472, 2421472 |
| Published : | 01/01/2012 |
