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Canadian Journal of Anesthesia, Vol 31, 572-575, Copyright © 1984 by Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society

Technical Communications: Cleaning of Anaesthesia Breathing Circuits and Tubings: A Canadian Survey

ANN E. BARRY RN PHN1, MICHAEL A. NOBLE MD FRCP(C)1, THOMAS J. MARRIE MD FRCP(C)1, and ISOBEL J. PATERSON RN PHN1

1 Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia and Departments of Microbiology and Infection Control, Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Address correspondence to: Ann E. Barry, Infection Control Nurse, Infection Control Department, Victoria General Hospital, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2Y9.

A cross-Canada survey of 38 university-affiliated hospitals with over 250 beds was undertaken to examine the procedures for cleaning anaesthetic tubings and circuits. Twenty-eight (74 per cent) hospitals responded. Gluteraldehyde was the most commonly used method (13/28), and pasteurization was the second most used method (9/28). These two methods are described and recommendations are made for basic requirements for disinfection.

Key Words: EQUIPMENT: disinfection, sterilization






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