021 Immediate Use Sterilization Room (ORSR1)  

003C2B-SA-021—ISSUE: Rescind and Expunge Immediate Use Sterilization Room (ORSR1) from Surgical and Endovascular Service Design Guide.

Sterile Processing Service (SPS) adheres to upholding the goal of “0” percent use of immediate use steam sterilization (IUSS). IUSS describes steam sterilization cycles in which unwrapped medical instruments are subjected to an abbreviated steam exposure time and then used promptly after cycle completion. The ability to maintain adequate par levels of all sterile processing supplies helps facilitate the decreased need for IUSS sterilization.