October 21, 2020

Timely delivery needed to ensure safety of loaned instruments

By: Susan Klacik, BS, CRCST, ACE, CIS, FCS

Tags: Competence, Infection Prevention, Patient Safety, Patient Safety, Safety, Surgical Instruments, Vendors

Imagine that during a total joint surgical procedure, debris comes out of a surgical instrument and lands directly inside a patient’s open wound. Although such a scenario is rare, when it does occur, it creates a major patient infection risk. Many standards and…

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Timely delivery needed to ensure safety of loaned instruments

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