Choosing a Sterilization Wrap for SurgicalPacks | 合法醫療器材資訊網

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* Reviews the characteristics of the ideal sterilization wrap. * Provides guidance to infection control and central processing professionals in choosing an appropriate wrap.

The use of sterile surgical instruments is a keystone of surgery. Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that all surgical instruments should be sterile.1 For more than 75 years, hospitals have been packaging surgical instruments to maintain sterility until instrument use. The sterilization wrap must provide protection against contact contamination during handling and must provide an effective barrier to microbial penetration.

Current Use of Sterilization Wraps

There are several choices in methods to maintain sterility of surgical instruments including rigid containers, peel pouches of plastic and/or paper, and sterilization wraps (woven and nonwoven). While most hospit...