Sterilization Practices

Implementing AORN recommended practices for sterilization.

Any hospital or facility in which surgery and other invasive procedures are performed should have accommodations for cleaning, decontaminating, disinfecting, and sterilizing instruments, equipment, and other essential supplies that are used for patient procedures. Sterilization is essential to reducing or preventing the risk of surgical site infections. This is a collaborative process and shoul...

Methods of Sterilization and Monitoring of Sterilization AcrossSelected Dental Practices in Karachi, Pakistan.

OBJECTIVE To assess methods of sterilization in dental practices in Karachi and secondly to investigate methods of monitoring sterilization in dental practices in Karachi, Pakistan. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional, descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Dental colleges, hospitals and private clinics of Karachi, Pakistan, from January to March 2013. METHODOLOGY A total of 251 question...

Developing the Use of Quality Indicators in Sterilization Practices

BACKGROUND Health-care-associated infections are a major threat to the safety of patient care. Control of such problem is a major criterion for hospital accreditation. This study was aimed to determine the developing use of chemical (class 6 products) and biological indicators in Tabriz district hospitals since 1997 to 2011. METHODS We conducted this time-trend interventional study with all o...

developing the use of quality indicators in sterilization practices

background: health-care-associated infections are a major threat to the safety of patient care. control of such problem is a major criterion for hospital accreditation. this study was aimed to determine the developing use of chemical (class 6 products) and biological indicators in tabriz district hospitals since 1997 to 2011. methods: we conducted this time-trend interventional study with all o...

Sterilization.