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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2004 4(4):134-135; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkh037
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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain | Volume 4 Number 4 2004 © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2004

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72. Concerning the sterilization of anaesthetic equipment:
  1. Boiling in water for 15 min at atmospheric pressure kills bacteria and spores.
  2. An autoclave pressure of 1 bar at a temperature of 120°C for 15 min will kill all living organisms.
  3. Gluteraldehyde 2% has no sporicidal activity.
  4. Ethylene oxide takes <1 h to be completely effective.
  5. Gas plasma is a form of high-level disinfection.

73. With regard to decontamination procedures:
  1. Cleaning of equipment after use is of little importance if the item is to be autoclaved.
  2. High-level disinfectants have no sporicidal activity.
  3. Manual methods are much more reliable than automatic methods.
  4. Chemical indicators are used in sterile packs to confirm that the contents are sterile.
  5. Biological indicators are used to help distinguish processed items from . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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