Decontamination and Device Processing in Healthcare

Decontamination and Device Processing in Healthcare, 2nd Edition, provides an updated manual for reprocessing medical instruments and equipment across clinical settings. Written by Gerald E. McDonnell and Georgia Alevizopoulou, this text addresses routine institutional needs by establishing standardized procedures for cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization.

The material guides readers through sequential operational steps, encompassing point-of-use handling, transport, inspection, assembly, packaging, storage, and distribution. To reinforce procedural work, the manual integrates essential principles from anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, microbiology, chemistry, and physics, applying these disciplines directly to infection prevention across surgical suites, endoscopy units, and outpatient facilities.

A primary feature of this edition is the inclusion of international regulations and standards from global bodies, including the US-FDA, EU-MDR, NMPA, ISO, and WHO. The publication provides direct reference value for healthcare educators, administrators, and device safety managers responsible for maintaining institutional quality standards.