Proper management of resources as well efficient and effective cleaning, assembling and sterilizing of surgical instruments are imperative to a well functioning perioperative service line. Alpha ...
Medical errors can have devastating consequences for patients, and one of the most alarming errors is the retention of surgical items in a patient’s body after surgery. Retained surgical items (RSIs) ...
As of mid-December, the department processed more than 217,600 items Staff performs about 40,700 hours of surgery annually Ideal turnaround from contaminated to sterile is six hours In the basement of ...
Sterile Processing of Eye Instruments: Q&A With Nancy Jo Vinson Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of Healthcare Consultants International (a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory ...
WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move poised to significantly elevate standards within Sterile Processing, Crothall Healthcare (Crothall), a leading provider of sterile processing and support ...
While one facility’s healthcare leaders are scrambling to explain how 11 years of sterile processing challenges went unaddressed and unmitigated, those of us in the industry know this instance is not ...
Water Street Facilitates Merger of U.S. and European Providers; Combined Company Offers Comprehensive Product Portfolio Focused on Surgical Safety and Efficiency MINNEAPOLIS & LENSAHN, ...
One of the most dangerous places to be in America is on an Operating Room table. The Leapfrog Group estimates that as many as 400,000 patients die every year due to preventable hospital errors. And if ...
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