A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization
Surgeons must be confident that the instruments they use do not pose risk of infection to patients due to bioburden or contamination. Despite this importance, surgeons are not necessarily aware of the steps required to ensure that an instrument has been properly sterilized, processed, and prepared f...
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| author | Robert E. George, MD Caroline C. Bay, BA Ellen C. Shaffrey, MD Peter J. Wirth, MD Venkat K. Rao, MD, MBA |
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| description | Surgeons must be confident that the instruments they use do not pose risk of infection to patients due to bioburden or contamination. Despite this importance, surgeons are not necessarily aware of the steps required to ensure that an instrument has been properly sterilized, processed, and prepared for the next operation. At the end of an operation, instruments must be transported to the sterile processing unit. There, instruments are decontaminated before being sterilized by heat, chemical, or radiation-based methods. Following this, they are stored before being brought back into use. This review highlights the intricacies of the processing of surgical instruments at the conclusion of an operation so that they are ready for the next one. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-53cc11f8d57e4e108990b51d10b139532025-01-24T09:18:25ZengWolters Kluwer HealthAnnals of Surgery Open2691-35932024-03-0151e38110.1097/AS9.0000000000000381202403000-00024A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of SterilizationRobert E. George, MD0Caroline C. Bay, BA1Ellen C. Shaffrey, MD2Peter J. Wirth, MD3Venkat K. Rao, MD, MBA4* From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.* From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.* From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.* From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.* From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI.Surgeons must be confident that the instruments they use do not pose risk of infection to patients due to bioburden or contamination. Despite this importance, surgeons are not necessarily aware of the steps required to ensure that an instrument has been properly sterilized, processed, and prepared for the next operation. At the end of an operation, instruments must be transported to the sterile processing unit. There, instruments are decontaminated before being sterilized by heat, chemical, or radiation-based methods. Following this, they are stored before being brought back into use. This review highlights the intricacies of the processing of surgical instruments at the conclusion of an operation so that they are ready for the next one.http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000381 |
| spellingShingle | Robert E. George, MD Caroline C. Bay, BA Ellen C. Shaffrey, MD Peter J. Wirth, MD Venkat K. Rao, MD, MBA A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization Annals of Surgery Open |
| title | A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization |
| title_full | A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization |
| title_fullStr | A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization |
| title_short | A Day in the Life of a Surgical Instrument: The Cycle of Sterilization |
| title_sort | day in the life of a surgical instrument the cycle of sterilization |
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