The No. 1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device reprocessing is to minimize the risk of patient harm caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris...
There has been increased scrutiny on sterile processing departments regarding their practices for cleaning and sterilizing reusable surgical instruments and other medical devices.. The situation is complicated by the variances...
The importance of following a manufacturer’s validated cleaning and sterilization Instructions for Use (IFU) cannot be over emphasized. As readers of this blog know, the issue of adhering to all...
The primary responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device reprocessing is to minimize the risk of a surgical infection caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris...
In Part I of this blog we pointed out that “The #1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device processing is to minimize the risk of patient harm...
The #1 responsibility of everyone involved in reusable medical device processing is to minimize the risk of patient harm caused by a device that remains contaminated with organic debris after...
According to the CDC, over 30,000 patients die every year in the U.S. from a surgical infection. Among hospital acquired infections (HAIs), surgical site infections (SSIs) are associated with greater...
Is The Need For Validated IFUs A New Issue? Over the past several years a recurring topic of these weekly blogs has been the need for all healthcare facilities to...
Why Are “Validated” IFUs So Important For Patient Safety? (Part II) In Part I of this blog we described the magnitude of the problem caused by hospital acquired infections (HAIs)....
Why Are “Validated” IFUs So Important For Patient Safety? (Part I) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are one of the leading causes of...
