The mid-20th century opening of a public specialized Clinic for the treatment of patients affected by Leukaemia was a significant event in Alicante. It represented both the beginning of specialization in the field of blood diseases and an opportunity for the Provincial Hospital to enter the world of laboratory research. The social prestige of medical technologies, the introduction of a blood tr...

A simulation project was performed to assist with redesign of the surgery department of a large tertiary hospital and to help administrators make the best decisions about relocating, staffing, and equipping the central sterilization department. A simulation model was created to analyze department configurations, staff schedules, equipment capacities, and cart-washing requirements. Performance m...

Among various programmes of biological engineering developed in the twentieth century eugenic sterilization is one of the most notorious. The reasons are numerous, ranging from its application under the Nazi regime to its post-1945 application in the Scandinavian countries, the recent sterilization of the Roma in the Czech Republic, and China’s birth planning policies. Yet it is only in the pas...

Surgical site infections (SSI) are a leading cause of complications and mortality in patients admitted to hospitals low resource countries. These largely result lack proper sterilization. Sterilization requires high heat pressure typically provided by gas powered autoclaves that may not be readily available. Unclean surgical equipment leads growth bacteria patients. This paper examines the effe...

Inadequate flexible endoscope reprocessing has been associated with infection outbreaks, most recently caused by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. Lapses in essential device reprocessing steps such as cleaning, disinfection/sterilization, and storage have been reported, but some outbreaks have occurred despite claimed adherence to established guidelines. Recommended changes in these guid...

New disinfection methods include a persistent antimicrobial coating that can be applied to inanimate and animate objects (Surfacine), a high-level disinfectant with reduced exposure time (ortho-phthalaldehyde), and an antimicrobial agent that can be applied to animate and inanimate objects (superoxidized water). New sterilization methods include a chemical sterilization process for endoscopes t...

Postpartum sterilization is a popular and effective method of contraception in the United States. As of 2012, postpartum sterilization was performed after 10% of all hospital deliveries, which equated to approximately 400,000 procedures annually [1,2]. Sterilization can be conveniently performed at the time of cesarean delivery or in the immediate postpartum period after a vaginal delivery [1]....

background and aim: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of autoclave sterilization on the fracture rate of protaper instruments (ex vivo). materials and methods: one hundred shaping and finishing protaper instruments were used in a crown – down technique for cleaning and shaping the mesial canals of extracted mandibular molars using 5.25% naocl for irrigation. in the experiment...

It is estimated that electric drills (ED) have been used in orthopaedic surgeries for bone drilling for more than 50 years in Brazilian hospitals. It is an electric, thermosensitive equipment, not indicated for surgical use, which has not been previously evaluated regarding the sterilization efficacy, being suspect of infection risk. This study evaluated the efficacy of sterilization by ethylen...

BACKGROUND Dental procedures involve contact between instruments and the patient's tissues, blood or saliva. This study evaluated the efficacy of the standardized sterilization of non-disposable air/water syringe tips and corrosion and contaminant build-up in these tips. METHODS The bacterial contamination of single-use and multiple-use non-disposable air/water syringe tips after routine use ...