Local exhaust and cycle purges reduce ETO release.
Test results indicate greatly reduced operator exposure to, and environmental levels of, ethylene oxide from ETO sterilizers that are fitted for both local exhaust and purge cycle.
D002495:Central Supply, Hospital; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005027:Ethylene Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D012449:Safety; D013242:Sterilization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014691:Ventilation
D005027:Ethylene Oxide