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Critical Items: Cleaning
Critical Items: Cleaning
Critical Items: Cleaning
Can be
done by automated machine (including ultrasound cleaners) or Cleaning Items that enter sterile tissue eg surgical
manually. It lowers the bioburden before disinfection/sterilisation Critical items instruments, cardiac catheters, implants,
needles
Ethylene oxide 29-65ᵒ for 5-12 hrs Chemical which kills bacteria, viruses and
High-level disinfection spores. Only sporicidal under certain
Sterilisation conditions
Gluteraldehyde 2% for >10 hrs
Chemical