National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting
National Center for Competency Testing - Tech in Surgery - Certified TS-C (NCCT) (Accredited by NCCA)
AAMI - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
IAHCSMM - International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management
CDC Guideline for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection 2017 - JAMA Surgery
Guideline for Sterile Technique - Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN)
Implementing AORN Recommended Practices for Sterile Technique
AST Standards of Practice for Creating the Sterile Field
Aseptic vs Clean Technique - The Joint Commission (2013)
Guideline Implementation: Surgical Instrument Cleaning - ce course from AORN
AST Standards of Practice for Surgical Attire, Surgical Scrub, Hand Hygiene and Hand Washing
New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective - World Health Organization in Lancet - Infectious Diseases v. 18 #3 2018
Preventing unintended retained foreign objects - Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert
Guideline for prevention of retained surgical items - AORN
Retained surgical instruments is a team effort - Infection Control Today March 31, 2017