Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare enables users to obtain detailed knowledge of decontamination practices in healthcare settings, including surfaces, devices, clothing and people, with a specific focus on hospitals and dental clinics. Offers in-depth coverage of all aspects of decontamination in healthcareExamines the decontamination of surgical equipment and endoscopesExpanded to include new information on behavioral principles in decontamination, control of microbiological problems, waterbourne microorganisms, pseudomonas and decontamination of laundry INDICE: Part 1 Fundamentals of decontamination in hospitals and healthcare 1. The importance of decontamination in hospitals and healthcare 2. The history of decontamination in hospitals 3. The Role of Standards in decontamination of surgical instruments 4. The importance of behavioural principals in decontamination in europe 5. Future trends in decontamination in hospitals and healthcare Part 2 Decontamination practices in hospitals and healthcare 6. Decontamination in dental hospitals and the high street 7. The role of the nurse in decontamination 8. Decontamination of hand wash basins and traps in hospitals 9. Microbiological problems and their control in heater coolers 10. Review of waterborne microorganisms and their control in hospitals 11. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their control in hospitals 12. The role of antimicrobial surfaces in hospitals to reduce hospital-acquired infections (HAI) 13. Provision and supply of water for healthcare purposes 14. Biocides and decontamination agents including sporicides for decontamination in hospital 15. Decontamination of prions 16. Cleaning and decontamination of the healthcare environment 17. The role of protective clothing in healthcare and its decontamination 18. A review of the current non-touch room decontamination technologies used for the decontamination in hospitals 19. New technologies to control the presence of microorganisms in hospitals 20. Testing strategies and international standards for disinfectants 21. Decontamination of laundry Part 3 Decontamination of surgical instruments and endoscopes 22. An overview of current decontamination practices for surgical instruments and medical devices 23. Review of current and novel cleaning technologies for assessing protein contamination on surgical instruments 24. Decontamination of flexible endoscopes 25. Sterilisation of flexible endoscopes
- ISBN: 978-0-08-102565-9
- Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 750
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2019
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés