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Predictable, Precise Incisions - November 2012 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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OSE_1211_part2_Layout 1 11/8/12 10:43 AM Page 93 S T A M P I N G O U T S S I S BACK IN PLAY Low-temperature sterilizers are workhorses of the sterile processing department for getting heat-sensitive instruments back to the OR. Low-Temperature Sterilization: Are You In the Know? Advice for reprocessing delicate items that can't stand the heat. Dan O'Connor | Editor-in-Chief F or those complex surgical Let's Stamp Out SSIs, Part 10 instruments that can't tolerate the high heat of steam steriliza- tion, you have a growing number of low-temperature alternatives from which to choose. Cycle times is a key concern. Here's how your low-temper- This Month: Low-Temperature Sterilization ature sterilization options stack up by December: Catheter-Associated Infections N O V E M B E R 2012 | O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E 9 3

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