Asepsis And Sterility Flashcards
Implications of surgical siteinfections
Cost to hospital
Impact quality of life
Poor outcome for patients eg sepsis blood infection
Antibiotic treatment
Effect on patients and staff
sterilisation techniques
Heat
Gas sterilisation :
Ethylene oxide gas
Chloride dioxide
Gamma irradiation
Disinfection types
Alcohol solutions
Detergents
When do we use gas sterilisation
Use for instruments that can get damaged by heat
Sterility marker colours before and after?
Before = yellow not sterile
After= black sterile
What things need to be checked for sterility
Expiry date
Package integrity= holes
Free from moisture
Batch number=equipment don’t use no more
Single use
Is it needed=unpackaged as your doing surgery
Types of personal protective equipment
Gloves
Mask
Surgical hats
Eye protection
Surgical gowns
Two types of bacteria on hands
Resident flora
Transient flora
Resident flora
Outer layers of skin
Can cause infection in sterile body cavities eyes or non intact skin
Transient flora
Colonises inside the layers of skin
From prevention of spreading more hand hygiene
Two types of handwashing soap
Chlorhexidine
Iodine
Chlorhexidine
Pink
Little absorption through skin
Can cause dermitis such as dryness cracks and cuts
Iodine
Can cause irritation and discolouration
Orange colour
How should gloves be worn(sizing)
Outer layer normal size
Inner layer half a size bigger
