Chemical High-Level Disinfection
Publication Date: January 15, 2018
Key takeaways
Personnel should prepare reusable semicritical items to be processed by high-level disinfection according to the device manufacturer’s instructions for use (IFU).
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Personnel must prepare and use high-level disinfectants (HLDs) in accordance with the disinfectant and device manufacturers’ IFU.
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The health care organization must provide a safe environment for personnel who handle or use HLDs.
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The health care organization should maintain records of manual chemical high-level disinfection processes.
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Overview
Title
Chemical High-Level Disinfection
Authoring Organization
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Publication Month/Year
January 15, 2018
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Hospital, Operating and recovery room
Intended Users
Surgical technologist, nurse, medical techologist technician, epidemiology infection prevention, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Prevention, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D004203 - Disinfection, D004202 - Disinfectants
Keywords
infection prevention, Disinfection