Wilson R
Richmond Hospital, British Columbia.
J Healthc Mater Manage. 1994 Apr;12(4):34, 37-40.
Ethylene oxide mixed with chlorofluorocarbons has been the sterilant of choice for heat- and pressure-sensitive instruments and equipment in most Canadian and U.S. healthcare facilities. A pending July 1, 1994 ban on CFCs in British Columbia propelled the Greater Vancouver Regional Hospital District (GVRHD) to seek out any new available technologies to replace EtO sterilization. AbTox Plazlyte Sterilization System, which employs a proprietary, low-temperature gas plasma in conjunction with vaporized peracetic acid chemistry to provide terminal sterilization of instruments and devices, appeared very promising. A task force was formed at the Richmond Hospital to develop and implement a clinical isolate test protocol of the system. Following the three-month trial, the results showed the system to be effective in sterilizing all clinical isolates and compatible with the materials tested. There has also been improved product throughput. The Richmond Hospital now uses one Plazlyte sterilizer to process all items formerly processed using EtO.
在加拿大和美国的大多数医疗保健机构中，环氧乙烷与氯氟烃的混合物一直是对热和压力敏感的仪器及设备的首选消毒剂。1994年7月1日不列颠哥伦比亚省即将禁止使用氯氟烃，这促使大温哥华地区医院管理局（GVRHD）寻找任何可用的新技术来取代环氧乙烷消毒。AbTox Plazlyte消毒系统采用专有的低温气体等离子体结合汽化过氧乙酸化学方法，对仪器和设备进行最终消毒，看起来非常有前景。列治文医院成立了一个特别工作组，以制定和实施该系统的临床分离株测试方案。经过三个月的试验，结果表明该系统对所有临床分离株消毒有效，并且与所测试的材料兼容。产品吞吐量也有所提高。列治文医院现在使用一台Plazlyte消毒器来处理所有以前用环氧乙烷处理的物品。
