The effect of steam sterilisation at 134 degrees C on light intensity provided by fibrelight Macintosh laryngoscopes.

Autor: Bucx MJ; Department of Anaesthesia, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands., Veldman DJ, Beenhakker MM, Koster R
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Anaesthesia [Anaesthesia] 1999 Sep; Vol. 54 (9), pp. 875-8.
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.1999.00948.x
Abstrakt: We studied the repeated effect of sterilisation on light intensity in laryngoscopes from Penlon, Riester, Heine (two different blades), Medicon and Upsher. Light intensity was measured by a light meter using two methods. Measurements were performed before the decontamination procedure was carried out and subsequently after each series of 25 procedures until a total of 200 cycles was reached. Using method 1 (and 2), the reduction in light intensity after 200 cycles was 100% (100%; no light emitted), 37% (13%), 75% (69%), 79% (60%), 37% (14%) and 63% (55%) for each blade, respectively.
Databáze: MEDLINE