The Sterile Processing Department (SPD ... Jewelry including wristwatches should not be worn in the decontamination, preparation, or sterilization area. (1) Personnel protective equipment (PPE) should ...

The first real-world evaluation of PPE effectiveness for sterile processing personnel ... More information: "Droplet dispersal in decontamination areas of instrument reprocessing suites," American ...

"Somehow it [the 3-feet rule] got implemented in guidelines in sterile processing decontamination ... as well as personal protection equipment (PPE) exposure/effectiveness, she and her colleagues ...

As ASCs become a more convenient, less costly alternative to hospital-based surgeries, it’s important that sterile processing ... on and taking off personal protective equipment.

The four-page sterilization standards audit checklist addresses aspects of sterile processing including facility design, decontamination, personnel training, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage ...

From a resource standpoint, it is safe to use due to freedom from toxic residues, easy to administer, and has low processing costs, using only water and electricity. Steam decontamination of N95 ...

The instruments are then ferried downstairs to sterile processing's decontamination area via a "dirty" elevator. To ensure sterility, instruments return to the operating room in a "clean" elevator.

Sterile Processing Services (SPS) staff are responsible for bringing items directly from the operating room to the decontamination area. While there, they will remove any blood and other ...