Sterile Technique
Publication Date: November 1, 2018
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Key takeaways
Perioperative personnel should:
• use sterile technique when donning and wearing sterile gowns, gloves, and surgical helmet systems;
• open, dispense, and transfer sterile items to the sterile field by methods that maintain the sterility and integrity of the item and the sterile field;
• use sterile drapes to establish a sterile field; and
• maintain the sterile field on a continuous basis.
• open, dispense, and transfer sterile items to the sterile field by methods that maintain the sterility and integrity of the item and the sterile field;
• use sterile drapes to establish a sterile field; and
• maintain the sterile field on a continuous basis.
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Overview
Title
Sterile Technique
Authoring Organization
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Publication Month/Year
November 1, 2018
Last Updated Month/Year
January 5, 2023
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)
D013242 - Sterilization
Keywords
sterile, sterile technique