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Surgical conscience
The honesty and moral integrity that the surgical technologist must possess in order to…
Surgical Infection Society (SIS)
Surgical Infection Society is an international professional organization focused on research, education, diagnosis, prevention…
Surgical Site Infection
An infection that occurs within 30 days after the operation if no implant is…
Surgical Wound Classification
A classification system which employs descriptive case features to postoperatively grade the degree of…
Surgically clean
A method of disinfecting surfaces in which most bacteria are killed (but not spores).
Surveillance
The process of data collection, collation, and analysis for the purposes of characterizing risk…
Stenosis
Abnormal narrowing or constriction of a passageway or opening, as an aortic (aortic artery)…
Sterile
Generally: Free from disease causing organisms. Technically: Assurance that a given device is without…
Sterility Assurance Level (SAL)
The expected probability of an item being non-sterile after exposure to a valid sterilization…