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B
enjamin Franklin was right: "An ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure." Pretty sure Mr. Franklin
wasn't talking about caring for surgical instruments,
but we do know that taking these 12 preventive steps
will pay dividends down the road.
1. Pre-enzymatic treatment.
Make sure your staff gives your
instruments a pre-enzymatic treatment immediately after use in the
OR. As you know, blood is corrosive to surgical instruments.
"We use enzymatics to make sure the blood remains wet on those
Mike Morsch | Contributing Editor
12 Tips for Instrument Care and Cleaning
If you take care of your instruments, they'll take care of you.
• TIP TOP SHAPE A preventive maintenance program is one of the most important parts of keeping your surgical instrumenta-
tion in top-performing condition.
Mark
Voigt/CentraCare
Health
