Management and Decontamination of Surgical Instruments (medical Devices) Used in Acute Care

Download or read book Management and Decontamination of Surgical Instruments (medical Devices) Used in Acute Care written by Great Britain: Department Of Health and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-16 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choice Framework for local Policy and Procedures CFPP 01-01 offers best practice guidance on the whole decontamination cycle including the management and decontamination of surgical instruments used in acute care. Part E covers low temperature (non-steam) sterilization processes (such as the use of vapourised hydrogen peroxide gas plasmas and ethylene oxide exposure). The technical concepts are based on European (EN), International (ISO) and British (BS) Standards used alongside policy and broad guidance. In addition to the prevention of transmission of conventional pathogens, precautionary policies in respect of human prion diseases including variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) are clearly stated. Advice is also given on surgical instrument management related to surgical care efficiencies and contingency against perioperative non-availability of instruments.