![]() Method by which contamination with microorganisms is prevented to maintain sterility throughout the surgical procedure. Procedures followed to protect personnel from contact with the blood and body fluids of patients.Īrea around the site of incision into tissue or the site of introduction of an instrument into a body orifice that has been prepared using sterile supplies and equipment. Item is sterile to its highest degree.Īwareness of sterile, unsterile, clean, and contaminated areas, objects, and individuals and their proximity to each other. Transmission of microorganisms from patient to patient or from inanimate object to patient.Ĭleaning and disinfecting or sterilizing processes carried out to make contaminated items safe to handle.Ĭhemical or mechanical (friction) destruction of pathogens. ![]() Method to prevent contamination by microorganisms.Ī material used to reduce or inhibit the migration or transmission of microorganisms in the environment: personnel attire and gowns, furniture and patient drapes, equipment and supply packaging, and ventilating filters. Used primarily on skin to stop the growth of resident flora.Ībsence of microorganisms that cause disease. ![]() Inorganic chemical compounds that combat sepsis by inhibiting the growth of microorganisms without necessarily killing them. ![]() Prevention of sepsis by exclusion, destruction, or inhibition of growth or multiplication of microorganisms from body tissues and fluids. ![]()
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