IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-8-16314 Original Research Paper Monitoring the Performance of Autoclaves in Central Sterilization Supply Department of Medical College Hospital Sharma Dr. August 2018 7 8 01 02 ABSTRACT

Sterilization plays an important role in task of providing quality of care to the patients. Keeping the importance of proper monitoring and sterilization process in the hospital, it was planned to check the efficacy of autoclave by multiple parameters. A number of tools are available to assess the performance of Autoclave; these include physical, chemical and biological indicators. Sterilization is an infection control technique and essential practice in control of disease transmission and propagation.