Sterilization and Disinfection in Hospital : Especially in Operating Theater

Disinfection and Sterilization

Disinfection and sterilization: an overview.

All invasive procedures involve contact by a medical device or surgical instrument with a patient's sterile tissue or mucous membranes. The level of disinfection or sterilization is dependent on the intended use of the object: critical (items that contact sterile tissue such as surgical instruments), semicritical (items that contact mucous membrane such as endoscopes), and noncritical (devices ...

New disinfection and sterilization methods.

New disinfection methods include a persistent antimicrobial coating that can be applied to inanimate and animate objects (Surfacine), a high-level disinfectant with reduced exposure time (ortho-phthalaldehyde), and an antimicrobial agent that can be applied to animate and inanimate objects (superoxidized water). New sterilization methods include a chemical sterilization process for endoscopes t...

Antisepsis, Disinfection Sterilization - Methods Used in Dentistry

The Pasteur principles regarding the cause of infection and the measures that need to be taken in order to prevent it have become a necessity of the first rank, representing, at the same time, the decisive factor of progress in modern dentistry. Nowadays, based on these principles, from the simplest bandage to the most complex surgery, these are carried out with the help of materials, dental ha...

Assessment of Color Changes in Vita 3D-Master Shade Guide after Sterilization and Disinfection

Purpose:Dental shade guides are commonly used for color determination and should be disinfected and sterilized. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the color change of Vita 3D Master shade tabs after disinfection and sterilization. Material and methods:Overall, 98 samples (shade tabs) were randomly selected from 14 new, unused Vita 3D sets, including the following shades: 2M1, 3L1.5, 3M1,...