https://vimeo.com/705313772 One of the recurring issues in choosing a high-temperature autoclave or sterilization process equipment in general is related to its overall bulk and dimensions. Dimensions and overall bulk of sterilization machinery There is often confusion between the dimensions of the washing equipment or the sterilisation autoclave and...
Sterilisation is a process consisting of individual phases (from decontamination to use of RMDs and surgical instruments): each step is relevant, not performing it or performing it incorrectly compromises the entire process and exposes the patient, the operator and the facility to potential hazards. It is...
What are healthcare-associated infections? Healthcare-associated infections or HAIs are infections that develop within the healthcare facility as a result of hospitalisation or that originate from microorganisms and viruses acquired during hospitalisation. There are direct transmission systems or indirect transmission systems for infections. Direct infection transmission systems Usually, one of...
“La Vie et l’Oeuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis”. This is the title used by Louis Ferdinand Céline to discuss his thesis for his Degree in Medicine in 1924. The work would later be published in 1952 under the simpler title of “Semmelweis”. But who was Dr...
Water is the essential fuel for the entire reprocessing process of reusable medical devices in every hospital CSSD....
The Clinical Engineering Service CES (or biomedical technology management service) encompasses many activities and responsibilities within a local healthcare service and takes on specific characteristics according to the type of organisation and processes in which it is embedded. The requirements of modern healthcare management have deeply...
BiologicInfectious agents are classified according to biological safety. Bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi are microorganisms that could cause infection, allergy or intoxication in humans. Infectious agents are divided into four groups according to the risk of infection for individuals and communities, which varies from zero, low,...
