Effective time of sterile equipments used in laminar flow operating room

VernacularTitle:层流手术室术中无菌器械的有效时限
Author: Li NI ¹ ; Gui-Xiang ZHAI ; Ai-Qin ZHOU ; Yu-Ding ZHANG ; Xue-Qin TIAN ; Hai-Yan DING ; Ming ZONG
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1. 上海市东方医院
Keywords: Surgical intruments; Sterilization; Effective time
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2011;17(26):3162-3164
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the safe time of sterile equipments used in laminar flow operating room.Methods In ten operations ( Class Ⅰ ) which last 8 or more hours,we sampled preoperative air,surgery equipments 4 h,6 h,8 h pre and intra-operatively,and surgical personnel' s hands for bacterial culture.Results There was no growth of bacteria in the sampling of preoperative air,surgical personnel's hands and surgical instruments during operation,pass rate was 100％.Conclusions The sterile equipments used in the same operation could be used safely for 8 hours in operating room where the condition of Level 100 laminar flow reached.