Table 1 Microbiological, Residual and Physical Integrity Tests Results
From: Safety and cost-effectiveness of single-use endolaser probe reprocessing in vitreoretinal surgery
Endolaser probes samples | Bacterial count (CFU) | Yeast count (CFU) | Hyphae count (CFU) | Sterility test | Bacterial endotoxin test | Physical–chemical analyzes | Physical integrity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Before cleaning | After cleaning | Before cleaning | After cleaning | Before cleaning | After cleaning | Microbial growth | Amount of pyrogen (EU/mL) | ETO residues (PPM) | ETC residues (PPM) | ETG residues (PPM) | Assessment with a microscope (increase of up to 200 times) | |
Number 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.050 | 20.77 | 2.30 | 6.49 | Without changes |
Number 2 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ausent | 0.050 | 14.51 | 0.50 | 10.01 | Without changes |
Number 3 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.073 | 13.49 | 1.34 | 3.09 | Without changes |
Number 4 | 53 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.053 | 22.79 | 2.29 | 2.52 | Without changes |
Number 5 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.059 | 10.48 | 2.06 | 13.02 | Without changes |
Number 6 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.050 | 10.77 | 0.65 | 0.64 | Without changes |
Number 7 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.050 | 17.72 | 0.80 | 0.75 | Without changes |
Number 8 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.050 | 19.39 | 0.85 | 0.50 | Without changes |
Number 9 | 64 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.150 | 17.62 | 0.69 | 0.74 | Without changes |
Number 10 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ausent | 0.250 | 13.01 | 2.63 | 1.75 | Without changes |