Why surgical instruments are boiled in water before use?

Question

Why surgical instruments are boiled in water before use? (A) For killing the pathogens present on them (B) So that doctors can use them easily (C) Provides pleasure to the patient (D) All the saprophytes die on the operative surface

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Surgical instruments are boiled in water before use for killing the pathogens present on them. This is the sterilization of surgical instruments.

Q. Why surgical instruments are boiled in water before use?

For killing the pathogens present on them

So that doctors can use them easily

Provides pleasure to the patient

All the saprophytes die on the operative surface

Surgical instruments are boiled in water before use for killing the pathogens present on them. This is the sterilization of surgical instruments.