A CST is setting up the back table and Mayo stand while the patient is in the OR, and the anesthesia provider is about to administer general anesthesia. After confirming that the external steam indicator has changed color, the CST places the basin set from the ring stand to the back table and continues moving items to their appropriate place. Just before the patient is anesthetized, the circulator notices water on the inside of the wrap that had been around the basin.
If the indicator is acceptable, are the contents of the basin sterile?
Can the CST simply replace the basin set, or is the entire back table considered contaminated as well?
What are the reporting requirements in this situation?