title: Rapid instrument sterilization.
abstract: A rapid dry heat sterilization system has been found to be an effective alternative to other popular methods for assuring instrument sterility. Unpackaged instruments can be sterilized in as little as 6 minutes. This system would be of particular value to the dermatologist who performs a minimal amount of surgery or maintains only a small inventory of surgical instruments.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologic Surgery Unit, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Pollack
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000295:instrumentation; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments