Accuracy of Acetabular Reamers in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Accuracy of Acetabular Reamers in Total Hip Arthroplasty P Vaughan P Johnston G Keene Abstract Introduction: Serial reamers of incremental diameter are used in the preparation of the acetabulum in Total Hip Arthroplasty. If the reamer is blunt, then the size of the reamed acetabulum may not accurately represent the size of the last reamer used. […]
How Clean are your Surgical Instruments?
How Clean are your Surgical Instruments? Joe Paone April 5, 2023 https://www.aorn.org/outpatient-surgery/article/how-clean-are-your-surgical-instruments Introduction Sterile processing leaders offer key insights on what they use to confirm and improve sterility. Just because an instrument has been reprocessed doesn’t mean that it’s clean. In some cases, that’s because reprocessing techs are rushing and forced to sometimes cut corners […]
Medical instrument reprocessing: current issues with cleaning and cleaning monitoring
The complexity of medical devices has increased over the past 10 years, and outbreaks of infections due to contaminated devices have focused attention on the need to adequately clean medical devices in order to ensure the adequacy of disinfection and sterilization. There has been a paradigm shift in reprocessing of medical devices, with increased emphasis […]
A review of Spaulding’s classification system for effective cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical devices: Viewed through a modern-day lens that will inform and enable future sustainability.
A review of Spaulding’s classification system for effective cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of reusable medical devices: Viewed through a modern-day lens that will inform and enable future sustainability. ABSTRACT Editor: Damià Barceló Keywords: Medical devices, sustainability Spaulding classification, cleaning, processing Patient risk, endoscopes, reprocessing Despite advances in medicine and innovations in many underpinning fields including […]
Current issues in reprocessing of medical and surgical instruments
American Journal of Infection Control Current issues in reprocessing of medical and surgical instruments Abstract By the very nature of reusability, processing for reusable medical devices has been and continues to be risk prone. Healthcare systems have historically been slow to embed best practice quality control elements into everyday reprocessing workflow. The identification of weak […]
High-level disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: current issues in reprocessing medical and surgical instruments
American Journal of Infection Control High-level disinfection, sterilization, and antisepsis: current issues in reprocessing medical and surgical instruments Abstract Technology is rapidly changing many aspects of health care. The intricate design of instruments, the configuration of instrument trays, and evidence-based practice have resulted in the need for complicated and specific reprocessing recommendations from instrument manufacturers. […]
The Clinical and Economic Case for Sterile, Disposable Instruments and Implants
Contamination incidents related to cannulated endoscopes has caused more scrutiny of re-sterilization and re-use of orthopedic instruments. This article reviews instrument re-use vs. a trend in foot/ankle surgery toward sterile/disposable sets. We conducted a survey of operating room nurses to consider their current practices and the economics/efficiencies of in-hospital sterilization and disposable orthopedic instruments. Of […]
Cost of Operating Room Time is $46.04 Dollars per Minute
ABSTRACT Objectives: The purpose of this study is to establish a consensus estimate of operating room cost per minute based on currently published literature. Design: Literature review. Main outcome measurement: Operating room cost per unit time. Results and conclusions: Google Scholar search produced 51 articles regarding ““operating room cost per minute” of which 14 had novel estimates for OR […]
Comparative Cost Analysis of Single-use Sterile versus Reprocessed Distal Radius Volar Plate Sets
Background: With the rise in distal radius fracture (DRF) incidence and treatment through open reduction internal fixation, there are increasing concerns in the current medical cost containment climate. To help reduce costs, manufacturers are introducing sterile packed kits. The purpose of this study is to compare the costs of the single use kit (SK) against […]
Minimizing Surgical Instrument Burden Increases Operating Room Efficiency and Reduces Perioperative Costs in Total Joint Arthroplasty
Abstract Background: Optimizing surgical trays to improve operating room efficiency and reduce costs in instrument processing is an under-appreciated strategy for cost containment. This study aimed to assess the economic impact of instrument tray optimization in total joint arthroplasty. Methods: Thirty-five randomly selected elective primary total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty performed by 4 fellowship-trained surgeons […]