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The Cold Sterilization of Abortion Cannulae
Author(s) -
Spence Michael R.,
King Theodore M.,
Brockman Mary
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1002/j.1879-3479.1977.tb00711.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sterilization (economics) , abortion , obstetrics , gynecology , pregnancy , biology , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange , genetics
The purpose of this study was to determine if cold sterilization is a feasible method for sterilizing abortion cannulae and, if so, to find the appropriate solutions and time intervals for this sterilization process. Study findings show that abortion cannulae can be cold sterilized by soaking them for a minimum of 10 minutes in a solution of Cidex® or 95% ethanol. Soaking the cannulae for 20 minutes in a 2% tincture of iodine solution also appears to be useful for decontamination purposes.