Table 1.
Sample sizes for assessing effectiveness of autoclave cycles in different hospital categories.
Table 2.
Characteristics of the hospitals selected in the study.
Table 3.
Pressures achieved and maintenance of pressure during the holding periods of sterilization cycles.
Table 4.
Percentages of reprocessing cycles using different sterile barrier systems for packaging of medical devices.
Fig 1.
Steam sterilization failure proportions as shown by three different indicators.
Table 5.
Results of biological indicators, class 5 chemical indicators and autoclave tape for each hospital type.
Table 6.
Cross-tabulation of biological and class 5 chemical indicator test results.
Table 7.
Complex Samples—Logistic Regression model for sterilization failures.