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| Preparation and Sterilization of Surgical Instruments |
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MEDICON eG, Tuttlingen, sets great store by the correct and high-quality manufacture of its products. A lifetime guarantee is thus provided for obvious material flaws and defects resulting from manufacturing techniques and production processes.
Nevertheless, once a surgical instrument has been meticulously manufactured, users must comply with procedures in order to maintain the function and appearance of the instrument for many years.
Guidelines for the preparation and sterilization of surgical instruments are presented in text- and picture format in the following chapters.
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Handling brand-new Instruments
Brand-new instruments especially can have sensitive reactions to cleaning methods. Who has not heard of this problem where brand-new instruments show stains even though the instruments already in circulation do not show any kind of change?... |
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Preparation for Disinfection and Cleaning
Proper preparation of instruments does not just begin in the central sterilization department, but right in the operating theater when the instruments are being put away. In the operating theater, the foundations are already being laid for swift, successful instrument preparation. It is important to put the instruments away carefully after use and never discard them.... |
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Handling of contaminated instruments - removal
The removal of contaminated instruments sometimes raises questions for the user. Which type of removal is best for a specific situation?... |
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Disinfecting and Cleaning
Surgical instruments are decontaminated either by machine (A) or manually (B). The widespread use of ultrasound (C) should not be considered the sole cleaning method but always as a preliminary stage for one of the two afore-mentioned cleaning methods.... |
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Maintenance of Surgical Instruments
After cleaning, the instruments are prepared for sterilization in the clean zone of the Central Material Sterilization Department. This primarily includes testing, sorting and carrying out maintenance procedures on the instruments. Special tips and know-how will extend the lifespan of surgical instruments.... |
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Packaging of Surgical Instruments
Once the instruments have been decontaminated and cleaned, the sterilized item must be expediently packed.
The principal task of sterilized packaging is to protect the instruments from recontamination. When choosing a suitable packaging material or system, care must be taken to ensure that......
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Sterilization
The procedures described in the previous chapters are used primarily to reduce the microbial count and maintain instrument quality. In the following chapter, the individual sterilization procedures commonly used in hospitals are described.... |
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Sterile Storage
Sterilized items must be stored properly in order to maintain their sterility. A separate room should ideally be available for the storage of sterile items. This room should be accessible only to personnel wearing protective clothing. In the sterile storeroom, the temperature should always be 15-25ºC with relative humidity of 40-60 %.... |
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Use in operating theater
Once the processes described in the previous chapters have been carried out, the instruments are now once again sterile in the operating theater and can be reused.
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