Why Sterilize Surgical Instruments:
Sterilization is defined as the destruction of all microbes, including bacterial spores. High-Level disinfection is defined as the destruction of all microbles, but spores may survive is initially present in large number.
Medical instruments that pierce human tissue (e.g. scalpels, needles, forceps, Scissors) need to be routinely kept free of visible contamination. This requried intermediate to low-level disinfection or washing with soap and water, depending on the nature and amount of contamination
Medical instruments pierce human tissue must be sterilized between earch patient contact. medical Instruments that touch but dont penetrate mucous memrances (e.g., anaesthesia breathing circuits, Laryngoscipe Blades, Vaginal Specula, Flesible Fibroptic Breathing Scipes) should ideally be sterilized; if this is not feasible they must receive high-level disinfection.


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