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HAIs, healthcare-associated infections continue to flourish, despite dedicated efforts to reduce them, potentially compromising patient and staff safety throughout facility. Biofilm, bioburden and contaminants can be found everywhere from the CSSD to the OR. Everything – from a light, in an operating room; a partition curtain or chair in a patient room; a clipboard, exam glove or an endoscope can be invisibly hazardous and pose a potential threat.Â
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Regulatory and safety concerns are a pressing issue for hospital employees who use ethylene oxide (EO) to sterilize medical devices. The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) addresses these concerns with an update to its primary guidance on chemical sterilization and high-level disinfection in health care facilities.
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Medline’s Vantex Central Venus Catheter (CVC) has been on the market for over 20 years and features patented, broad-spectrum, antimicrobial technology that reduces risks of colonization to improve patient safety and help prevent costly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI).
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The guideline provides recommendation for sterilizing reusable medical devices for use in perioperative and procedural settings. The updated document reminds readers that sterility can be achieved with a variety of physical or chemical processes. The selection of the sterilization method depends on a number of factors, including device design, material, packaging, sterilant compatibility, load limitations, safety requirements, and organization-specific considerations.
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For the cleaning verification of surgical instruments, endoscopes, and surfaces, Ruhof’s CleanRead Contamination Monitoring System is a cloud-based cleaning monitoring system used to help hospitals and other health care organizations achieve optimal standardized cleaning levels.
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Josephine’s hip replacement is scheduled in six weeks at the local hospital by an orthopedic surgeon who is on staff at the hospital. Let’s follow the links that connect CMS and ACHC requirements before, during, and after her surgery, to protect her rights as a patient and promote her safety.Â
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