SP professionals must manage explants safely and properly any time a request is made to sterilize an explanted device, such a screw, hip, plate and so on, for return to the patient.
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Why SPDs Should ‘Lean’ into Departmental Transformation
by OR Today Magazine | Feb 1, 2021
By Nicholas Schmitz, PMP, LSSBB, and Julie E. Williamson Nearly every health care professional in every department hopes for positive changes that increase efficiency and throughput while eliminating bottlenecks and process-related headaches. This is certainly the...
READ MOREPrioritizing Surgical Instrumentation in Sterile Processing Departments
by OR Today Magazine | Dec 31, 2020
Instrumentation prioritization is a critical job for sterile processing (SP) professionals and helps keep surgeries on track and ensure that complete trays and other necessary items are available when needed for the operating room (OR).
READ MOREKey Updates to AORN’s Guideline for Care and Cleaning of Surgical Instruments
by OR Today Magazine | Nov 30, 2020
In October, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) released its newly revised “Guideline for Care and Cleaning of Surgical Instruments,” and numerous changes directly impact the sterile processing (SP) discipline.
READ MORETJC Revokes Prior Position Statement Due to COVID-19 Resurgence
by OR Today Magazine | Oct 31, 2020
The FDA has seen an increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol), but that have tested positive for methanol contamination.
READ MORESPD-OR Partnership Agreement Sets Stage for Better Relationship, Patient Outcomes
by OR Today Magazine | Sep 30, 2020
By Julie E. Williamson Perhaps nowhere else in a health care organization are two departments more closely intertwined as sterile processing (SP) and the operating room (OR). Despite obvious differences in their core responsibilities, the two teams cannot function...
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