Cleaning of the operating room instruments is an absolute must. You have to have a proper understating of how you should go about the cleaning as well.

1. Cleaning Surgical Instrument Properly
Cleaning of the operating room instruments is an absolute must. You have to have a proper
understating of how you should go about the cleaning as well. When a new instrument is being used
it will feel softer and will work effectively but as time goes on it feels a bit stiffer and harder to use.
New equipments tend to be much more magnetic in the box locks. The magnetism is transferred due
to the manufacturing process. This is one of the main reasons why surgical instrument sets tend to
stain much more rapidly.
There are some very basic factors when it comes to surgical instruments which may cause massive
damage. Here are some of them:
- Blood drying on the surgical instruments
- Letting your equipment soak in the water
- Leaving your equipment to soak in saline
- Any and all long-term soaking will damage equipment
- Closed ratchet sterilization of your medical equipment
- Using the instrument in an inadequate manner
- Rough handling of the equipment
- Using lubricants and improper cleaning solutions in the wrong way
- Allowing water to dry on the instruments
Post care of your instrument after a surgery is also very important. Never let any blood dry onto
these plastic surgery instruments. Begin the decontamination process as quickly as you can. To get
rid of the blood, get a clean towel and soak it in sterilized water. After that put the instruments on it
and wrap them up and clean them up using antiseptic methods.