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week (we operate Monday through Thursday). If our case volume continues to exceed our forecasts — we did more than 800 cases in the first 6 months this year — by the end of next year or early 2015 we'll bring a 5th surgeon on board and open up ORs 5 and 6. Those rooms are shelled out and wired, so all we will have to do is buy the movable equipment. I'll know just what questions to ask when we're ready to buy 2 more ortho tables. Will it be easier the second time around? Yeah, I think so!
Now, about those table pads. Per the table manufacturer's cleaning instructions and our infectious disease department's evidence-based protocol, we wiped our pads down between cases with bleach-impregnated wipes. But rather than wiping off the bleach residue with a damp cloth, we let it air-dry. Over time, however, the bleach seeped into the fabric and caused all 4 pad covers to disintegrate and crack. The pads were never part of the warranty, so we had to pay to replace all 4 of them.
I consider this a small
setback in an otherwise
highly satisfactory
transaction. Our new
policy is to wipe the
residue off the pad
with a damp cloth after the bleach has airdried. OSM
Ms. Gillespie (kg illespie@virtua.org) is the
administrator of the
Virtua Joint Replacement
Institute in Voorhees, N.J.
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