A surgical bag must be made of non-woven polypropylene or cotton fabric, impermeable to the penetration of fluids and liquids; anti-reflective color (blue or green), non-transparent, anti-static and resistant to normal tension. To prepare a surgical package you must: Sterile...
SMS TYPE NON-WOVEN FABRIC. (SPUNBOND / MELT-BLOWN / SPUNBOND) This fabric is made from 100% polypropylene and is composed of three sheets, two external sheets of Spunbond and an intermediate sheet of Meltblown (a microfiber fabric filtration membrane). By making...
INDICATIONS The use of gloves is recommended in the following circumstances: Direct exposure: Contact with blood, body fluids, secretions and tissues, with non-intact skin or mucous membranes of a patient. In emergency situations, epidemics. Indirect exposure: When handling objects, materials...
According to NOM-087-ECOL-SSA1-2002 on the management of RPBI, for a waste to be considered RPBI it must contain biological-infectious agents. The standard defines a biological-infectious agent as any organism capable of causing disease. This requires that the microorganism has the...
The use of disposable gloves in the healthcare sector is essential to protect both medical service workers and the patients being treated from any type of contamination. There are different types of medical gloves (latex, nitrile, vinyl, etc.), and sometimes...
Cervical cytology is used to analyze and study exfoliated cells from the endocervix and ectocervix, which is essential to increase the sensitivity of the Pap test. It is the method of choice for detecting cervical cancer. Its use has reduced...
Introduction Sterilization allows for the elimination, or rather a significant reduction, of the biological load that the utensil or instrument may have. In other words, it is the elimination of viruses, bacteria and other microorganisms that are present inside or...
Microbiology is the science that studies microscopic living beings, that is, those that can only be observed with the help of a microscope. Microbiology is divided into several disciplines that study each taxonomic group of microorganisms. Some are not actually...
All material subjected to a sterilization cycle has a sterilization expiration date. This expiration date will depend on a number of factors, including: Type of material used for packaging Transport Storage conditions The most important factor is the type of...