Table 4 Description of included studies, showing numbers describing the different decontamination procedures included in the review
From: Preventing infection from reusable medical equipment: a systematic review
Procedure | Total no. of studies | Equipment level | |
|---|---|---|---|
Critical | Semicritical | ||
Dry heat | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Pressurised steam | 8 | 6 | 2 |
Boiling | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bleach | 33 | 10 | 23 |
Formaldehyde | 8 | 3 | 5 |
Glutaraldehyde | 39 | 12 | 27 |
Hydrogen peroxide | 12 | 3 | 9 |
70% alcohol | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Povidone iodine | 13 | 0 | 13 |