Technology is starting to take its place as a supplement to manual counts in the effort to prevent retained surgical items (RSIs). RSIs persist despite the emphasis many ORs have placed on tightening their manual counting methods. Recent reports from California are an example of the challenge ORs are up…

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in a December 3, 2009 notice outlined regulatory concerns about the Steris System 1 processor and recommended that facilities make a transition to alternative products as soon as possible. In the notice, the FDA says Steris has "significantly modified" the Steris System 1 over…

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