title: Eye catching?
abstract: Decontamination has moved into the top ranks of healthcare issues. In this article, Frank Waller highlights the need for strict adherence to decontamination and sterilisation procedures at all perioperative levels. He demonstrates how apparently minor operations can have serious consequences for both the patient and for perioperative staff where decontamination and sterilisation are inadequate.
authors.affiliation: Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Institute of Sterile Services Management.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Waller
mesh_terms: D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000592:standards*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000382:microbiology / Q000592:standards