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The New Era of Flash Sterilization
Author(s) -
Carlo Arlene
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2007.06.010
Subject(s) - sterilization (economics) , medicine , flash (photography) , medical emergency , business , art , finance , exchange rate , foreign exchange market , visual arts
• FLASH STERILIZATION was developed for use in the OR for emergent need and immediate use of an instrument that was dropped on the floor, forgotten, or unanticipated. • ISSUES AND CONCERNS regarding flash sterilization practice run the gamut from overuse to misuse to increased risk for infection transmission to increased costs for the health care facility. • SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES of surgical infection and national demands for patient safety highlight the need for added vigilance in the practices of flash sterilization. Today, state of the art products and equipment can help address some of the challenges historically associated with the flash sterilization process. AORN J 86 (July 2007) 58‐68. © AORN, Inc, 2007.