For over 25 years the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been reporting that surgical infections (SSIs) are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among...
Why the OR Must Moisten All Instruments Immediately After Use The single biggest problem facing personnel in the decontamination area is receiving surgical instruments from the OR that have dried...
The complete and thorough decontamination of reusable medical devices and surgical instruments prior to sterilization is an important patient safety issue. Surgical infections have long been, and continue to be,...
Water’s Role in Instrument Reprocessing The reprocessing of surgical instruments is defined as the process of removing foreign material (e.g., bioburden, biofilm) from the instruments and is usually accomplished using...
Is It Necessary To Dry Processed Instruments Prior To Sterilization? Novo Surgical has just returned from IAHCSMM’s 2019 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. The meeting was attended by over 1,300...
What's Inside Of The Instruments That Are Used Inside Of Your Patients? A recurring question that haunts CS/SPD personnel after reprocessing is whether or not they have removed all of the...
Can A Visually Clean Surface Still Hide Dangerous Contamination? One of the biggest challenges for healthcare personnel today is ensuring that all items that come into contact with patients are...
Protecting Reprocessing Workers From Dangerous Chemical Agents (AAMI TIR67) The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) recently developed a new technical information report (TIR) to help reduce the...
The Importance of Pre-Cleaning Instruments in the O.R. (Part III) Over the past year there has been increased emphasis and attention placed on pre-cleaning surgical instruments in the O.R. prior...
The Importance Of Pre-Cleaning Instruments In The O.R. (Part II) In Part I of this blog, we discussed the fact that over the past year there has been an...
