SterilizationPregunta 42 de 100
Which practice regarding IUSS and implants is correct?
a.Implants may be routinely processed by IUSS as long as the case is urgent
b.IUSS of implants should be avoided; if unavoidable in a documented emergency, a rapid-readout biological indicator with a Class 5 integrating indicator is run and the event is documented
c.Implants may be processed by IUSS if a Class 1 process indicator is placed on the tray
d.Implants processed by IUSS require no biological monitoring because the cycle is unwrapped
Explicación
Because a failed implant sterilization carries severe patient consequences, implants should be sterilized in a full terminal cycle and quarantined until the biological indicator result is known. In a documented emergency, IUSS may be used with a process challenge device containing a rapid-readout biological indicator and a Class 5 integrating indicator, and the exception must be recorded. Convenience or urgency alone does not justify the practice, and an external process indicator only shows exposure.
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