Medical hospital materials processing: a literature review on sterilization effectiveness

• Main Authors: Leonardo Mousinho Guerra (Author), Oswaldo Lima Almendra Neto (Author), Dayane Alves Costa (Author), Gerardo Vasconcelos Mesquita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Backgound and Objectives: Surgical instruments are widely reprocessed, mainly in developing countries, where the cost of using these materials is high. Scientifi c literature indicates the absence of validated cleaning and sterilization processes. The study aimed at evaluating, through a literature...