| Description |
xvi, 307 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Decontamination: Scientific Principles / Gary S. Graham -- Ch. 2. Decontamination: Recommended Practices / Janet K. Schultz -- Ch. 3. Decontamination: Principles of Disinfection / Robert J. Sharbaugh -- Ch. 4. Surgical Instruments: Criteria for Purchase and Repair of General-Line Surgical Instruments / Rick Schultz -- Ch. 5. Preparation of Supplies for Terminal Sterilization / Marimargaret Reichert -- Ch. 6. Nonwovens / Nancy Gorman-Annis -- Ch. 7. Packaging: Pouches / Dean Alexander -- Ch. 8. Packaging: Rigid Containers / James Whitbourne -- Ch. 9. Packaging: Textiles / Barbara Stanewick and Walt Kogut -- Ch. 10. Packaging: Selection and Use / Alison J. Eagleton -- Ch. 11. Packaging: Shelf Life / Nyla F. Japp -- Ch. 12. Sterilization Process Monitoring: Chemical Indicators / Rose Marie Proietti -- Ch. 13. Sterilization Process Monitoring: Biological Indicators / Robert Berube and Gordon S. Oxborrow -- Ch. 14. Sterilization Process Monitoring: Mechanical Indicators / Michael L. Schneier -- Ch. 15. Steam Sterilization: Scientific Principles / Jack H. Young -- Ch. 16. Steam Sterilization: Sterilizer Operation / Charles O. Hancock -- Ch. 17. Steam Sterilization: Recommended Practices / Janet K. Schultz -- Ch. 18. Steam Sterilization: Troubleshooting Wet Pack Problems / Sandra A. Lee -- Ch. 19. Steam Sterilization: Recommended Practices for Flash Sterilization / Frances A. Koch -- Ch. 20. Steam Sterilization: ISO Standards and the Future of Parametric Release / Janet K. Schultz -- Ch. 21. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Scientific Principles / Daniel J. Burgess and Robert R. Reich -- Ch. 22. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Sterilant Alternatives / Stephen A. Conviser and Chip Woltz -- Ch. 23. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide Residues / James Whitbourne, Barry F. J. Page and Duane T. Centola -- Ch. 24. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Recommended Practices / Marta L. Young -- Ch. 25. Ethylene Oxide Sterilization: Employee Monitoring / Philip M. Schneider -- Ch. 26. New Sterilization Technologies / Jack H. Young -- Ch. 27. Reuse of Single-Use Devices / Marimargaret Reichert -- Ch. 28. Role of Infection Control in Sterilization and Disinfection / Emily Rhinehart -- Ch. 29. Resources and Professional Associations / Frances A. Koch -- Ch. 30. Regulatory Requirements for Reusable Device Reprocessing / Virginia C. Chamberlain -- Ch. 31. Cost Benefit Analysis: Its Application in a Health Care Facility / Ellen V. Lord -- App. A. Labeling Reusable Medical Devices for Reprocessing in Health Care Facilities: FDA Reviewer Guidance |
| Notes |
Spiral binding |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical instruments and apparatus -- Sterilization.
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Medical supplies -- Sterilization.
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Sterilization -- methods.
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Health Facilities -- standards.
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Health Facility Administration.
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| Author |
Reichert, Marimargaret.
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Young, Jack H.
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| LC no. |
97008366 |
| ISBN |
0834208385 |
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