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A typical turnover kit costs between $8 to $12 apiece, says an industry
source. Not only do they reduce your non-reimbursable downtime in the
OR, but they lower your laundry bill — although, to be balanced, they do
create more trash. But all in all, they make cleaning up economical,
especially if you negotiate a good price with your vendor and pare your
kits so that you use all of its contents and waste not.
"We use everything that's in that kit. If I don't use it, I don't put it in
there. We throw nothing away," says Sharyon Maverick, RN,
endoscopy nurse at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle. To
clean up after and prepare for 90 GI cases per month, Ms. Maverick's
kits include 2 gowns, surgilube, a 30cc syringe, 2 bowls for water, 1
disposable biopsy cap, 4x4's of gauze and a cinch table cover.
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InstaPoll
Do You Use OR Turnover Kits?
The market for OR turnover kits is largely
untapped, according to our survey of managers at nearly 300 surgical departments.
Less than one-fifth (19%) currently use them.
The results:
• yes, and we're very satisfied
with them ...................................................... 16%
• yes, but we're less
than thrilled .................................................... 3%
• no, and we don't intend to try them ....... 47%
• no, but we might look into them .............. 34%
SOURCE: Outpatient Surgery Magazine Instapoll,
February 2013, n=271
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