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Sterilization Technology for the Health Care Facility, Second Edition

Author(s): Jack Young, PhD
Marimargaret Reichert, RN, MA
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  • ISBN-13: 9780834208384
  • ISBN-10:0834208385
  • Spiral/paperback    307 pages      © 1997
Price: International Sales $239.95 US List
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Overview

This Second Edition is a comprehensive resource on sterilization and disinfection of reusable instruments and medical devices.

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Contents: Decontamination: Scientific Principles * Decontamination: Recommended Practices * Decontamination: Principles of Disinfection * Surgical Instruments: Criteria for Purchase and Repair of General-Line Surgical Instruments * Preparation of Supplies for Terminal Sterilization * Nonwovens Packaging: Pouches * Packaging: Rigid Containers * Packaging: Textiles * Packaging: Selection and Use * Packaging: Shelf Life * Sterilization Process Monitoring: Chemical Indications * Sterilization Process Monitoring: Biological Indications * Sterilization Process Monitoring: Mechanical Indicators * Steam Sterilization: Scientific Principles * Steam Sterilization: Sterilizer Operation * Steam Sterilization: Recommended Practices * Steam Sterilization: Troubleshooting Wet Pack Problems * Steam Sterilization: Recommended Practices for Flash Sterilization * Steam Sterilization: ISO Standards and the Future of Parametric Release * Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Scientific Principles * Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Sterilant Alternatives * Ethylene Oxide Sterilization:Ethylene Oxide Residues * Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Recommended Practices * Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Employee Monitoring * New Sterilization Technologies * Reuse of Single-Use Devices * Role of Infection Control in Sterilization and Disinfection * Resources and Professional Associations * Regulatory Requirements for Reusable Device Reprocessing * Cost Benefit Analysis: Its Application in a Health Care Facility
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Jack Young, PhD

Marimargaret Reichert, RN, MA

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