Clinical Issues—May 2010
This Month
Keeping blood-soaked sponges on the sterile field
Key words: blood-soaked sponges; bloodborne pathogens; counting sponges.
Staff members wearing casts in restricted and semirestricted zones
Key words: casts in perioperative areas; splints in perioperative areas; infection prevention measures; bloodborne pathogens; reassignment to administrative duties.
Washer decontaminator/disinfector cleaning validation
Key words: mechanical disinfectors; washer/disinfectors; mechanical instrument washers; washer decontaminators; mechanical cleaning; instrument processing.
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PII: S0001-2092(10)00252-8
doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2010.02.008
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