Cleaning and Sterilization of Laparoscopic Apparatus / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To explore the best method of cleaning and sterilization of laparoscopic apparatus.METHODS Laparoscopic apparatus useed in the hospital was divided into four groups at randomwith artificial cleaning and sterilization by ethylene oxide(EO),with machine-cleaning and sterilization by EO,with artificial cleaning by hydrogen peroxide plasma,and with machine-cleaning and sterilization by hydrogen peroxide plasma.And The sterilization effect of four groups was observed.RESULTS The positive cleaning result of manual with ultrasonic cleaning was 97.5%,but with autowash cleaner was 73.3%.The rate of qualification of artificial-groups was higher than machine groups obviously(P