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March is National Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, a good time to reflect on the incidence and life-threatening consequences of this disease. It is also a good time to consider the many lives that have been saved through early screenings and the use of colonoscopy, the gold standard for detection and prevention.Â
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Healthcare facilities rely on sterile medical devices to provide safe patient care. These include everything from endoscopes to surgical scissors and retractors. New regulations released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year could have an impact on how these devices are sterilized, which in turn could impact device availability for hospitals and ASCs.
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Maintaining current, accurate, and complete credentialing files is required for all accreditable healthcare settings, but it’s an especially critical process for procedural teams. Credentialing not only validates the qualifications of healthcare providers based on education, licensure, and background checks, but the process also upholds patient care standards and manages risk by ensuring that competent, verified professionals are granted specific, relevant clinical privileges.Â
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 It’s that time of year when the sun sinks too early and you’re ready to light a fire, or at least scented candles. While we might think longingly back on summer and its exuberant offerings of fresh tomatoes, luscious stone fruit and tender baby greens, it’s time to relish in the bounty of winter vegetables.
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The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) has revised its Guideline for Sterilization Packaging Systems, which provides guidance for evaluating, selecting and using sterilization packaging systems, and packaging items to be sterilized for subsequent use in surgical and other invasive procedures. This article summarizes some of the significant changes regarding peel pouch use and package preparation.Â
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The global consulting firm Towards Packaging reports that the surgical instruments packaging market size will surge from $28.1 billion in 2025 to $38.3 billion by 2030. North America dominated the surgical instruments packaging market in 2023. By material type, the plastic segment dominated the market with the largest share in 2023.
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