The No. 1 benefit of
reposables is cost,
says Vangie Dennis,
RN, BSN, CNOR,
CMLSO, administra-
tive director of Spivey
Station Surgery
Center in Jonesboro,
Ga. "We are in a time
of dwindling reim-
bursements and high-
er quality demands,"
she says. "Reposable
instruments maintain
quality and keep costs
down." Ms. Dennis,
who has been using
reposables for more
than 15 years, says the
savings vary depend-
ing on the reposable
used. Reposable laser
fibers, which are near-
ly identical to dispos-
able ones, save her
facility the most.
Laparoscopic instru-
ments that have dis-
posable tips placed on
multi-use handles are
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Using reposable instruments
in laparoscopic surgery can
save you significant money
per case, says surgeon
Paul Curcillo, MD, FACS.
