[Johan Perrine]

Hi Annette

May I suggest if perforated trays can be used for sterilisation of the
instruments and the kidney trays can be done separately. The galipot can
be placed in a kidney tray and be wrapped as a separate pack.

With Regards

Johan Perrine

CSSD Manager

Bankstown Hospital

Phone 97228045

Behalf Of Annette Kennedy

Dear all,

we are currently seek guidance on some advice we were recently given
with respect to our CSD department sterilisation processes. The issue
is in reference to the way in which we package our instruments within
our excision packs prior to the sterilisation process.

We use large plastic Kidney dishes to house our surgical instruments
(allowing for instrument extension to expose the hinges during the
sterilisation process, and to immobilise them) and galipots within the
excision packs. The way in which the instruments are extended within
the kidney dishes, allows for some space between the instruments and the
base of the kidney dish. Additionally we add a steam indicator into the
pack. The kidney dishes x2 are then wrapped in Kimguard prior to
sterilisation.

They are then placed into a Tuttnaeur Prevac autoclave. We have been
told that this packaging is not going to allow for the adequate
sterilisation of the instruments as the kidney dishes will not allow
permeation of the steam process. Our question is, since the machine is
a prevac should this in fact be a problem? Our steriliser is regularly
serviced and undergoes annual validation and calibration to ensure
correct sterilisation occurs.

Thank you for your time and help with this issue, I look forward to a
response.

Kind regards,

Annette Kennedy

DDON
Skin & Cancer Foundation Australia
7 Ashley Lane Westmead NSW 2145

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