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Standard Decontamination Surgical Instruments
Standards of Practice for the Decontamination of Surgical Instruments Introduction The following Standards of Practice were researched and authored by the AST Education and Professional Standards Committee and have been approved by the AST Board of Directors. They are effective April 16, 2009. AST developed the Standards of Practice to support healthcare facilities in the reinforcement of best practices related to the Decontamination of Surgical Instruments in the perioperative setting. The purpose of the Standards is to provide an outline that the Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) and Certified First Assistant (CSFA) can use to develop and implement policies and procedures for the Decontamination of Surgical Instruments . The Standards are presented with the understanding that it is the responsibility of the healthcare facility to develop, approve and establish policies and procedures for cleaning and disinfecting Surgical Instruments according to established healthcare facility protocols.
The following are Standards of Practice related to the proper decontamination of surgical instruments (henceforth, simply referred to as instruments) in the perioperative setting. Instruments that are opened on the sterile field, whether used or not used, during the surgical procedure must be thoroughly decontaminated prior to disinfection and/or
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