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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

SEPTIEMBRE 1999 N° 18 Volumen 2

Sterilization Systems

Section: Featured Articles

Authors

1Luis Cortés Ridaura, 2José Buforn Valero, 2Isabel Mir Solano, 2Teresa Pérez Llopis, 2Consuelo Silvestre Moliner, 2Hortensia Clemente Vanacloig

Position

1Diplomado en Enfermería. Supervisor de la Central de Esterilización del Hospital General Universitario.2Diplomado/a en Enfermería. Central de Esterilización del Hospital General Universitario de Valencia.

Contact address

Central de Esterilización. Hospital General Universitario. Avda. Tres cruces, s/n. 46014 Valencia.

Abstract

One of the most effective steps taken against nosocomial infections is the sterilization of surgical material. The nurse is usually responsible of ensuring the quality of this procedure.

The methods of sterilization more frequently used across health care settings have been analyzed. The description of each one of them, the advantages and inconvenients and the different controls of the process have been explained in this article.

Keywords:

methods of sterilization; surgical materialcontrol of sterilization

Versión en Español

Título:

Sistemas de esterilización