ORs probably have as much money tied up in their instrument inventory as in surgical supplies, from $1 million to $5 million. Yet automation for instrument tracking is much less common than other materials management technologies. (See related article.)
Sterile Processing Department (SPD) managers and technicians know a thing…
Immediate use steam sterilization (IUSS, a standard steam sterilization cycle…
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