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Archive >  Minimally Invasive Surgery 2006

Care and Handling of Minimally Invasive Instruments

There's more to keeping scopes and other tools in good working order than just thorough reprocessing.

Nancy Chobin, RN, CSPDM, and Terri Matthews, RN, CSPDM, CNOR

Laparoscopic instruments are a major investment for many surgical centers. One procedure's equipment can cost many tens of thousands of dollars when you consider the price of a scope, scope holders, irrigation probes, suturing devices and drainage systems. Here's advice for handling, cleaning and sterilizing, starting with laparoscopic instruments and moving on to endoscopes.

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