zation time, 5-minute dry time) are more than 3 times shorter than gravity
cycles (10-minute sterilization time, 20-minute dry time). Nobody will
complain about a 9-minute turnaround time for instruments, but should
your surgeons grumble, say, "We want to terminally sterilize all your
instruments to prevent surgical site infections."
Out with the old
The term flash sterilization was replaced with immediate-use steam
sterilization in 2011, the year our flashing rate reached an all-time high
of 44%. It is somehow fitting that that's when we decided our flashing
days were over, too.
OSM
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