CATEGORY: SPD
Jun 30, 2021
3 Considerations When Designing Decontamination Spaces
When designing decontamination spaces in SPD, staff safety, compliance to standards and guidelines, and minimizing cross-contamination are critical elements to determine an appropriate workflow. ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017, 3.2.1.1 states “the physical design of the sterile processing department/area should support safe patient care, workplace safety, and security.”1 Additionally, workflow patterns should take into account methods to…
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