Assessing the Validity of the Storage of Sterilized Surgical Instruments Steam under Pressure

Assessing the Validity of the Storage of Sterilized Surgical Instruments Steam under Pressure

The chronological order of validity of sterile material is indicative adopted by hospitals for the use of hospital instruments after sterilization, intending to maintain sterility and to ensure the environmental conditions of storage, handling, and transportation. This study aimed to evaluate the st...

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Published in:Indian journal of surgery Vol. 83; no. 3; pp. 672 - 675
Main Authors: Bezerra, Giselda, de Santana, Filipe Almeida, Silva, Claudete Guedes, da Fonseca, Tulisia Cristina, da Silva Cavalcanti Viturino, Matheus Gabriel, da Silva, Felipe Rogério Ferreira, de Souza Franco, Eryvelton, Pimentel, Renata Maia, Portugal, Wanuska, Wanderley, Leandro Batista
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Springer India 01-06-2021
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Cardiac Surgery
Hospitals
Medical equipment
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Original Article
Pediatric Surgery
Physical instruments
Physiological apparatus
Plastic Surgery
Surgery
Surgical apparatus & instruments
Thoracic Surgery
Validity
Infection
Control
Storage
Sterilization
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Summary:The chronological order of validity of sterile material is indicative adopted by hospitals for the use of hospital instruments after sterilization, intending to maintain sterility and to ensure the environmental conditions of storage, handling, and transportation. This study aimed to evaluate the sterility validity of surgical instruments stored in the sterilization center regarding the feasibility of their safe use over time. Fifteen surgical forceps were sterilized in aseptic (surgical grade) paper and polypropylene blankets packaging and stored in the arsenal of a large hospital. The materials were tested monthly in a laminar flow cabinet to test how long the surgical instruments remained sterile. Sterility tests showed no gram-positive or gram-negative bacterial or fungal microbiological growth from any of the samples evaluated according to storage time (30, 60, 90, and 120 days). Sterile instruments can be safely used for up to 120 days, thus saving costs by avoiding the repacking of those items.
ISSN:0972-2068
0973-9793
DOI:10.1007/s12262-020-02432-3