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N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

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Archive > June, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 6

Wipes or Sprays for Surface Disinfection?

Our online survey revealed a preference for impregnated wipes with manufacturer-specified contact times of 5 minutes or less.

Irene Tsikitas, Associate Editor

Like many of you who've switched from aerosol spray bottles to more user-friendly disposable wipes to disinfect non-critical items and surfaces in the OR, it was the quest for efficiency and a shorter contact time that led Heather Huffman, RN, CNOR, to change. Ms. Huffman, administrative director of the Surgical Eye Center of Morgantown (W.Va.), recently switched from a "very expensive" solution that required mixing and had a "way-too-long" 10-minute kill time to impregnated wipes with a 3- to 5-minute kill time. Signaling a clear preference for wipes with contact times of 5 minutes or less, our survey of 115 facility managers found that:

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