Incision

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Partnership for Patient Care The Operating Room (OR) and the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) are two pillars that hold up the complex structure of frontline surgical care. This article works as a guide to understanding why sterile processing can't be rushed and why it takes time to ensure the utmost patient safety in surgical care.

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Anaesthesia News

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

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Trocar Supplies

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Instead of counting out supplies and running an autoclave machine for hours to get everything sterile and ready for use, you can just peel open the top of a disposable tray and all the tools you need are right there. Take out anything that doesn’t work or is expired and replace each with a sterile, unopened version.

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Trocar Supplies

AUGUST 21, 2023

Used by various professionals, autoclaves play a crucial role in ensuring the safety and well-being of both patients and practitioners. When it comes to surgical procedures, dental treatments, laboratory experiments, hormone pellet therapy, or the artistry of tattoos, cleanliness, and sterility are of paramount importance.

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CME Corp

APRIL 16, 2024

And that includes built in banks of covered or enclosed stainless steel cabinets to safely store sterile equipment and supplies. In fact, it is hard to imagine an operating room equipped with anything other than stainless steel.

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The Scrub Life

AUGUST 23, 2022

Listen to Chris Blevins discuss the Sterile Processing Microcredential with Hank Balch of BeyondClean.net To Listen To Episode – CLICK HERE Hank Balch, founder Beyond Clean To learn more about the Beyond Clean Healthcare Sterile Processing Microcredential CLICK HERE ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

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Perioperative Consulting

JUNE 20, 2019

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Perioperative Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2018

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Trocar Supplies

MARCH 6, 2023

They are not designed to be sterilized and used again. Single-use surgical tools don't have to be cleaned and sterilized after they are used. Each instrument is sterile and ready for use. Each patient receives a sterile instrument. Steam sterilization does not always produce the formation of bacterial biofilms.

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The Circulating Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

I’m frustrated with the sterile processing department (SPD). Priorities Surgery requires sterile instruments. Without surgery and sterile procedures, SPD is unnecessary. And without sterile instruments, surgery and sterile procedures can’t happen. Sterile instruments are fundamental to surgery.

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Trocar Supplies

MAY 3, 2023

percent of devices tested positive for "organisms of low concern." Surgical centers across the United States replaced single sterilization protocols with double sterilization protocols and then added an ethylene oxide step. Hospitals found that they needed 3.4 Hospitals found that they needed 3.4 Why is Proper Cleaning Important?

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Mark Raines

JANUARY 7, 2024

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a prominent settler activist, raised alarm himself earlier this month after calling for the creation of “sterile” zones in the West Bank in a letter he sent to Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant that was shared with Israeli media.

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Jalal Surgical

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Sterile Environment: The surgery is conducted in a sterile environment to reduce the risk of infections. Risk of Infection: The home environment is not sterile, increasing the risk of infection during and after the procedure. Pain and Discomfort: Without proper anesthesia, the procedure is likely to be extremely painful.

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Perioperative Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

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IU School of Medicine

MARCH 11, 2024

Each team consists of a ‘reader’ sitting behind the researcher executing activities in a sterile hood. This video shows several Army, IU and NASA teams working together to complete steps for the bioreactor protocol. Toward the middle of this clip, you’ll see Ushasi Dadwal preparing the spaceflight bioreactors for cell loading.

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ScanCARE

APRIL 4, 2023

Each QuickShots blog will cover essential information on surgical instrument tracking, sterilization, and management, helping you stay up to date on industry best practices and innovations.

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Jalal Surgical

DECEMBER 17, 2022

They can hold instruments while sterilizing in an autoclave, protecting them from damage. They support instruments while being sterilized in an autoclave, shielding them from harm. Serving as the authorized container for sterile fluid storage during a procedure until it is appropriately disposed of.

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OpFlow

APRIL 30, 2021

Total number of instruments removed from OB/GYN trays: 2,826 Reduction of 79,748 instruments that need to be sterilized each year Cost avoidance of $211,950 for instrument re-purchase Annual sterile processing expense reduction of $67,786 Decrease of 377 hours of sterile processing personnel time annually Return to Publications

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IU School of Medicine

MARCH 11, 2024

For those familiar with laboratories, we usually work in a biosafety cabinet or “hood” to protect the people and to also keep the experiment sterile or clean. It is mainly to keep the astronauts safe, it certainly is not sterile. This is as close to that as they get in spaceflight.

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Elmed

MARCH 4, 2021

The type of sterilizer along with the manufacturer-validated sterilization cycle parameters and accessories should be available to the people who will be doing the reprocessing. The manufacturer’s recommended method of sterilization must correspond to what is readily available the end user.

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OpFlow

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

For the hospital, that means an instrument re-purchase cost avoidance of $384,168 and a decrease in annual sterile processing expense of $139,550 for those trays. Moreover, there was a central/sterile processing work hour reduction of 599 hours annually.

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OpFlow

OCTOBER 19, 2020

That resulted in a total of 2,652 instruments removed from circulation for those two tray types, which can now be re-allocated as inventory and re-purposed to other trays or hospitals within the system, and no longer incur avoidable depreciation, re-purchase, and unnecessary sterile processing. Click here for the full presentation.

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OpFlow

OCTOBER 27, 2021

There was an instrument re-purchase cost avoidance of $1,235,954 and a reduction in sterile processing expense of $800,603 per yea r. The removal of instruments was also projected to save 3,513 hours of sterile processing labor annually. Moreover, that resulted in 743,283 fewer instruments that needed to be processed each year.

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Elmed

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Improper or inadequate decontamination, cleaning and sterilization of surgical instruments continues to be a major source of patient harm that is preventable through proper practice and adherence to manufacturers’ instructions for use (IFUs). by placing the contaminated instruments into sterile water or an approved enzymatic detergent.

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Elmed

JANUARY 19, 2022

The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) developed a new technical information report (TIR) to help reduce the risks associated with chemicals and sterilants used in reprocessing medical devices. Their use is especially prevalent on devices that are heat sensitive and cannot be placed in a steam sterilizer.

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Incision

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These are words no Sterile Processing Manager wants to hear. These are two of the strongest and most ruthless enemies facing the Sterile Processing Professional. Visible and invisible bioburden left over from surgery must be removed through decontamination or the instrument cannot be properly sterilized.

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Trocar Supplies

AUGUST 9, 2023

Patients trust that your medical practice will be clean, organized, and sterile when it matters most. Sterilization & Packaging How your trocar trays are packaged is another important consideration that many new medical practice owners overlook. Ultimately, your supplies play a big role in cultivating good outcomes.

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OpFlow

JUNE 30, 2021

hours of sterile processing labor per year. These outcomes provide a cost avoidance on instrument re-purchase of $163,800 and reduction in annual sterile processing expense of $69,441 – for these two instrument tray types alone! Link to Full Abstract The 45.1% reduction for the general plastics tray and 36.7%

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Pima Medical Institute

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

They assist the surgical team by ensuring the operating room is properly set up and sterile. They prepare and arrange surgical instruments and equipment.

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OpFlow

JANUARY 26, 2021

On average, less than 20% of surgical instruments are used during a case, and the expense for re-sterilization and assembly of instrument trays ranges from $0.51-3.01 The instrument reduction from those two trays alone yielded an estimated cost savings of $97,781 for repurchase and $97,444 in yearly re-sterilization savings.

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Trocar Supplies

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

It is relatively easy to sterilize for reuse, and it is even possible to neutralize prion particles on stainless steel surfaces with a photocatalytic decontamination procedure. Resin blades can be disposable, saving sterilization time at the doctor's office. It resists rust and corrosion. Plastic components are lightweight.

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Elmed

APRIL 21, 2021

Health officials determined that the infection control breach was due to human error that occurred during “a gap” in the manual pre-cleaning phase — before the instruments underwent heat sterilization. The instruments likely still contained bioburden when they were sent along for automated cleaning and heat sterilization.3

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Trocar Supplies

JULY 25, 2022

The nurse sterilizes the skin over the insertion site with betadine or a chlorascrub swab stick, and covers the incision site with a fenestrated drape. The physician guides a sterile cannula with a sharp trocar about 4 cm distal into the subcutaneous tissue, from medial to lateral. The kit may include the sterile dressing.

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Perioperative Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

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SpecialtyCare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

After the procedure is finished, I make sure our products are clean and sterilized. “[I focus on] maintaining a good relationship with the staff because I communicate with them regularly and work alongside them all day. I love the teamwork between all of the MISS techs. We all work hard to ensure a positive work flow.”

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OpFlow

APRIL 28, 2021

Type and number of instruments used as well as timing of different steps in the sterilization process were recorded by an independent observer. minutes, while 40-75 minutes were saved during the sterilization process. After optimization, 28 of 87 (32.2%) instruments were removed and the remainder could be stored in one tray.

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Elmed

JANUARY 11, 2022

Over the past year there has been a lot of increased emphasis and attention placed on pre-cleaning surgical instruments at the point of use prior to transport to sterile reprocessing. Joint Commission then conducts their surveys/audits based on the standards that have been set for sterile processing activities. Section 7.3 Section 6.3.1

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