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What Will the OR of the Future Look Like? - July 2014 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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5 6 O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | J U LY 2 0 1 4 tion preventionist as soon as possible. If you don't immediately use the implant, resterilize it before use. 1 6. How do I document an IUSS cycle? Documentation for each load of instruments processed using IUSS should include the items processed, patient identification, the type of cycle (gravity-displacement, dynamic-air-removal) including cycle parameters (temperature, duration of cycle), monitoring results, the date and time, operator information (person who initiated the cycle, person who retrieved the item from the sterilizer) and the reason for using IUSS. Record this documentation in a logbook or in another form that is equally retrievable. You should also document what you could have done to prevent the use of IUSS. Use this documentation as part of the quality monitoring sys- tem. 1 7. My vendor brought in 6 trays of instruments just before the case and wants us to sterilize them using IUSS cycles without decontamina- tion. Is this correct? This is incorrect. The loaner instruments should be decontami- nated and prepared for terminal steriliza- tion at the facility S T E R I L I Z A T I O N OSE_1407_part2_Layout 1 7/3/14 8:49 AM Page 56

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