Dental instruments such as endodontic reamers that are difficult to clean and should be considered as single use. Manual cleaning of dental instruments has a risk of puncture wounds, lacerations and ...

Patients are being put at risk due to governance gaps in the decontamination of surgical instruments in NHS hospitals, a new report by the healthcare safety watchdog has found. The investigation by ...

A new sterilization method uses radio waves to clean surgical instruments. Radio-frequency gas-plasma cleaning, a technology used in the electronics industry, has been found useful for medical devices ...

TWO reports announced in the region have highlighted the continued risk to patients from contaminated surgical instruments. A Patients Association survey among NHS managers indicates there is "chaos ...

The Department of Health in England has provided funding to encourage hospitals to enter into deals with commercial sterilisation services. The Royal College of Surgeons said the process of moving ...

They are CRDAMC's invisible gladiators of patient safety, tasked with a nasty mission: infection prevention. Whether dressed head to toe in personal protective gear or huddled over desks peering ...

During a June webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review and sponsored by Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), sterilization expert Nancy Fellows, RN, MSN, senior clinical education consultant for ...

Researchers outline the key processes affecting surgical instrument readiness, which can directly affect patient safety, according to an article published in AORN Journal. Various studies have shown ...

One of the most dangerous places to be in America is on an Operating Room table. The Leapfrog Group estimates that as many as 400,000 patients die every year due to preventable hospital errors. And if ...