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ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/(R)2022 & 2020 Amendments A1, A2, A3, A4 (Consolidated Text) Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities, 2017
- ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/(R)2022 & 2020 Amendments A1, A2, A3, A4 (Consolidated Text) Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities
- Title page
- AAMI Recommended practice
- Copyright information
- Contents
- Glossary of equivalent standards
- Committee representation
- Foreword
- Introduction: Need for the recommended practice [Go to Page]
- 1 Scope [Go to Page]
- 2 Definitions and abbreviations
- 3 Design considerations [Go to Page]
- 4 Personnel considerations [Go to Page]
- 5 Receiving [Go to Page]
- 6 Handling, collection, and transport of contaminated items [Go to Page]
- 7 Cleaning, disinfection (microbicidal processes), and other decontamination steps [Go to Page]
- 8 Preparation and assembly of instruments [Go to Page]
- 9 Packaging [Go to Page]
- 10 Sterilization [Go to Page]
- 11 Storage and transportation [Go to Page]
- 12 Installation, care, and maintenance of sterilizers [Go to Page]
- 13 Process monitoring, testing, and quality control [Go to Page]
- 14 Quality process improvement [Go to Page]
- 15 New product evaluation [Go to Page]
- Annex A (informative) Examples of workplace design [Go to Page]
- Annex B (informative) Infection transmission and standard precautions [Go to Page]
- Annex C (informative) Processing CJD-contaminated patient care equipment and environmental surfaces [Go to Page]
- Annex D (informative) User verification of cleaning processes [Go to Page]
- Annex E (informative) Selection and use of chemical disinfectants [Go to Page]
- Annex F (informative) Thermal disinfection [Go to Page]
- Annex G (informative) Devices returned to the manufacturer [Go to Page]
- Annex H (informative) Development of a prepurchase evaluation protocol for rigid sterilization container systems [Go to Page]
- Annex I (informative) Effect of container systems on load come-up time [Go to Page]
- Annex J (informative) Development and qualification of the 16 towel PCD (biological-indicator challenge test pack) [Go to Page]
- Annex K (informative) Documentation of emergency release of sterilizer loads [Go to Page]
- Annex L (informative) Steam quality [Go to Page]
- Annex M (informative) Toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS) and the processing of intraocular surgical instruments [Go to Page]
- Annex N (informative) Comparison of the differences between AAMI and FDA classifications of chemical indicators [Go to Page]
- Annex O (informative) Moisture assessment [Go to Page]
- Annex P (informative) General considerations for cleaning and disinfection [Go to Page]
- Annex Q (informative) Alternatives for keeping cool in the sterile processing environment [Go to Page]
- Bibliography
- ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/A1:2020 [Go to Page]
- ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/A2:2020 [Go to Page]
- ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/A3:2020 [Go to Page]
- ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017/A4:2020 [Go to Page]
