title: Cleaning of anaesthesia breathing circuits and tubings: a Canadian survey.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002170:Canada; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D003902:Detergents; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents