Incidence of residual biologic debris and contamination of reused bipolar vessel sealing devices after ethylene oxide sterilization following splenectomy.
Christian A FolkNicole J BuoteDennis E SochaGalina M HayesPublished in: Veterinary surgery : VS (2024)
Increased risk of iatrogenic surgical site contamination from reused vessel sealing devices is unlikely when they have been cleaned and sterilized with ethylene oxide after up to four splenectomy surgeries.