Tables and Figure: Table 8

Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities (2008)

Examples of flash steam sterilization parameters
Sterilizer type, load configuration, temperature, and time.
Type of Sterilizer Load configuration Temperature Time
Gravity displacement Nonporous items only (i.e., routine metal instruments, no lumens) 132°C (270°F) 3 minutes
Gravity displacement Nonporous and porous items (e.g., rubber or plastic items, items with lumens) sterilized together 132°C (270°F) 10 minutes
Prevacuum Dynamic-air-removal Nonporous items only (i.e., routine metal instruments, no lumens) 132°C (270°F) 3 minutes
Prevacuum, Dynamic-air-removal Nonporous and porous items (e.g., rubber or plastic items, items with lumens) sterilized together 132°C (270°F) 4 minutes
Steam-flush pressure-pulse Nonporous or mixed nonporous/porous items 132°C (270°F)
Manufacturers’ instruction
4 minutes
Modified from Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation. 812, 819