The OR is often the largest revenue and cost generating department in the hospital and has a significant impact on a hospital’s financial success. Research reveals that a single minute (60 seconds) of OR time is valued at $62.00 on…
Abstract Background: Optimization of surgical instrument trays improves efficiency and reduces cost. The purpose of this study is to assess the economic impact of optimizing orthopedic instrument trays at a tertiary medical center. Methods: Twenty-three independent orthopedic surgical instrument trays at a…
The Joint Commission Division of Healthcare Improvement Quick Safety Issue 64, February 2022. Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate for reuse Surgical instruments and other critical devices – those that enter sterile tissues1 – are reprocessed and reused every…
Thermal Effect of Bone Reaming Acetabular reaming in Total Hip Arthroplasty measured with the aid of an Infrared Thermal Camera Total hip replacement surgery is common in modern medicine and it provides patients with pain free gait. During surgery, high…
International Orthopaedics 2023 Nov;47(11):2737-2742. doi: 10.1007/s00264-023-05899-3. Epub 2023 Aug 5 "Single-use peripheral" vs "conventional" reaming in total hip arthroplasty: how to respect native centre of rotation and acetabular offset? A CT study Edoardo Viglietta 1, Leonardo Previ 2, Veronica Giuliani 2, Giulia Rescigno 2, Yuri Gugliotta 2, Andrea Redler 2, Raffaele Iorio 2 Abstract Purpose: The…
Journal of Arthroplasty 1999 Sep;14(6):730-7. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(99)90229-2 Inaccuracy of acetabular reaming under surgical conditions Abstract Press-fit uncemented acetabular components require accurate implant-bone cavity fit. Ten cavities produced during actual hip arthroplasty using debris-retaining reamers were replicated in dental alginate. An experimental…