A Process for Improving Flash Sterilization

In reviewing OR policies and procedures for flash sterilization, staff members at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas discovered that their process of biological monitoring and flash sterilization needed improvement, and they implemented changes to correct the process. These changes led to questions reg...

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Published in:AORN journal 2002, Vol.75 (1), p.127,129-127,133
Main Authors: Huggins, Karen A., Mood, Robert, Koch, Fran
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Biological monitoring
Changes
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Environmental Monitoring - standards
Equipment Contamination - prevention & control
Guideline Adherence
Guidelines as Topic
Health care industry
Hospitals
Hospitals, Religious
Hospitals, Urban
Humans
Methods
Operating room personnel
Operating rooms
Organizational Policy
Practice
Problem Solving
Quality management
Safety and security measures
Sterilization
Sterilization - instrumentation
Sterilization - methods
Sterilization - standards
Surgical Instruments - standards
Texas
Time Factors
Total Quality Management - organization & administration
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Summary:In reviewing OR policies and procedures for flash sterilization, staff members at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas discovered that their process of biological monitoring and flash sterilization needed improvement, and they implemented changes to correct the process. These changes led to questions regarding biological indicators and the flash sterilization container systems being used. As a result, the overall time required for flash sterilization was increased to validate the sterilization process. AORN J 75 (Jan 2002) 127–133.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)61720-1