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SOLID CHOICE Rigid instrument sterilization containers limit the piles of blue wrap that
collect in the sterile processing department.
new can be had for about $250.
Challenges arise in trying to convince clinical staff that reprocessed
devices are of comparable quality to new. Third-party reprocessors
follow strict quality assurance standards — devices have to be function-tested, sterilized and repackaged to the original manufacturers'
specifications — and assume all liability in providing devices equivalent to new. In fact, a national database that compares adverse events
caused by reprocessed and new devices shows no significant difference between the 2 options. The findings are substantiated by a 2008
report issued by the Government Accountability Office.
Build your frontline staff's and surgeons' confidence in an SUD reprocessing program by rolling it out gradually. Collect all devices intended
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