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every item between cases unless you have a documented case
of a multi-drug-resistant bacteria."
The important things to look at are the items that come directly
in contact with patients during procedures, says Ms. Wood. In the
survey, the items
most disinfected
after every case
included tables and
Mayo stands (97% of
respondents), OR
beds (88%), posi-
tioning devices
(83%), patient moni-
tors (77%), patient
transfer devices
(77%), anesthesia
machines (76%),
blood pressure cuffs
(75%), electrosurgi-
cal unit (73%) and
table straps (72%).
"I was happy to
see that those types
of things that are
touching the patient
the most are being
cleaned the most
during turnover,"
says Ms. Wood.
While those
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