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Archive > November, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 11

Infection Prevention

Are Those Instrument Sets Ready Yet?

Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson The OR staff wants all instruments to be available at all times. That's reasonable, but it's not always possible, especially when we in the sterile processing department have to take apart and reassemble multi-part instruments. Here's how the OR team and the central supply staff can work together to ensure quicker turnaround on reprocessed instrument sets.

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