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2020 SPD RESOURCE GUIDE


many hospitals and healthcare workers without the supplies they need for safety and patient care. Several organizations set forth recommendations and guidelines for care, disinfection and sterile processing in facilities.


American College of Surgeons advised,


“The College recommends hospitals, health systems, and surgeons enact plans to minimize, postpone, or cancel elective operations at the current time until we are confident that our health care infrastruc- ture can support a potentially rapid and overwhelming uptick in critical patient care needs.”


In regard to handling COVID-19-con- taminated items and disinfection in healthcare settings, International As- sociation of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) noted guidance from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), including, “Follow standard practices for high-level disinfection and steriliza- tion of semi-critical and critical medical devices contaminated with COVID-19, as described in the CDC Guideline for Dis- infection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008.”


Additionally, “At this time there is no EPA-approved list of disinfectants ef- fective against COVID-19. COVID-19 is a coronavirus and highly susceptible to inactivation by many commonly used dis- infectants. Currently, OSHA recommends following SARS disinfection practices for environmental areas contaminated with COVID-19.”


This kind of guidance essentially helps SPDs perform their jobs to the best of their abili- ties and stay safe in the line of care, note Sam Watkins and Karen Ow- ens of STERIS Corpora- tion.


“Sterile Processing de- partments need to be informed in situations like these in order to understand if it is truly necessary to implement new processes and pro- cedures. In most cases, con- tinuing to consistently follow manufacturers’ instructions for use will provide the best outcome. It is also im- portant to be informed about proper use of PPE, not just during a pandemic, but always utilizing PPE that is appropriate for the task at hand, as well as appropriate


Halyard’s SmartFold blue wrap


removal of PPE to prevent self-contami- nation,” Owens said. Watkins called out STERIS’ reprocessing sinks, ultrasonics, washers, accessories, and sterilizers for instrument cleaning, including the V-PRO sterilizer and maX processing line, saying, “STERIS covers the complete reprocessing journey of an instrument. Hands down, the V-PRO meets low temperature ster- ilization requirements like nothing else in the industry. maX Through- put processes 11 lbs. (5 Kg.) of non-lumen devices in 16 minutes or processes 50 lbs. of non-lumen devices in 28 minutes.” Halyard’s sterile processing, reprocess- ing and PPE supplies, equipment and edu- cational resources help protect the safety of SPD personnel and keep instruments clean, shared Joseph Hannibal, Marketing Director for Sterilization, Surgical and Infection Prevention, Halyard. “In a recent Sterility Maintenance Study, HALYARD Sterilization Wrap was shown to maintain 100% sterility post-sterilization versus rigid sterilization containers. In addition, Halyard provides its Knowledge Network, a free dynamic collection of educational programs designed to provide the insights and information on relevant healthcare issues that healthcare professionals need to improve staff competency, safety, infection prevention and pa- tient outcomes.”


integrated, layered approach. Combining stringent handwashing, manual cleaning and antibiotic stewardship along with en- hanced disinfection technologies—such as UVC disinfection—can help provide the cleanest environment possible.” The Tru-D SmartUVC disinfection robot


Tru-D Smart UVC


is used in hundreds of hospitals across the U.S. in patient rooms, ORs as well as Sterile Processing departments to ensure a clean, germ-free environment, highlighted Brewer. “Tru-D delivers one automated, mea- sured dose of UVC to consistently disinfect a room, resulting in the ability to document disinfec- tion results after each Tru-D room treatment. Used in the first-ever randomized clinical trial on UVC disinfection, the Benefits of Enhanced Terminal Room-Disinfection (BETR-Dis- infection) study, Tru-D has been shown to significant- ly reduce bioburden and epidemiologically-important pathogens, which can lead to a reduction in colonization and infections in hospital settings with 93% compliance of standard disinfection protocols.” Douglas J. MacKay, The Ruhof Corpo-


ration points to their RUHOF BIOCIDE DETERGENT DISINFECTANT PUMP SPRAY as another tool to fend off viruses and other pathogens.


STERIS V-PRO maX


Alice Brewer, Tru-D SmartUVC, agrees SPDs must remain vigilant in their profession and practice to help curb the spread of infections, stating, Sterile processing is the first lin in the infection prevention chain. Im- properly or inadequately cleaned, disinfected and sterilized instru- ments can introduce pathogens into the operating room, increasing the risk of a patient acquiring a surgical-site infection (SSI). Just as with patient rooms and ORs, the key to a successful infection prevention program, especially during a pandemic or outbreak, is to adhere to an


“In light of today’s COVID-19 pandem- ic, infectious diseases, antibiotic resistant super bugs and everyday contaminants, the Ruhof Corporation’s product line has never been more important to teams working in hospitals, outpatient facilities, endoscopy centers, clinics and doctors’ of- fices alie. Currently helping in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, RUHOF BIOCIDE DETERGENT DISINFECTANT PUMP SPRAY (an EPA Registered disin- fectant #1839-83-39468) has demonstrated effectiveness against viruses similar to the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS- CoV-2) when used in accor- dance with the directions for use against Hepati- tis A virus on hard, non-porous surfaces (10-minute contact time). With the rapid global escalation of this virus the Ruhof Corpo- ration is responding by increasing produc- tion of our RUHOF


RUHOF BIOCIDE Detergent Disinfectant Pump Spray


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