The increasing availability of Single-Use, Sterile, Pre-Packaged (SSP) surgical instruments and implants provides an unprecedented opportunity for cost savings due to increased surgery throughput, ...

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 ...

Since sterilization of surgical instruments is a key component of patient safety and infection prevention, ambulatory surgery centers must take extra caution and ensure sterilization is performed in ...

One of the risks of undergoing a surgical procedure is getting an on-site infection, which leads to longer periods in hospital and even death, especially when bacteria is resistant to current drugs.

WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a move poised to significantly elevate standards within Sterile Processing, Crothall Healthcare (Crothall), a leading provider of sterile processing and support ...

Rice University students and their mentors have created a sterilization station for surgical instruments that can help minimize risk of infections to patients anywhere in the world. The station built ...

Why are single-use surgical instruments becoming a new clinical benchmark? In high-risk surgeries such as general, ophthalmic, dental, and cardiovascular procedures, hospitals are under pressure to ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Roudebush VA Medical Center usually performs hundreds of surgeries every month, but 13 Investigates has learned some of those surgeries have been put on hold – and a special ...

An investigation at Carilion Roanoke (Va.) Memorial Hospital revealed sterilization issues with surgical equipment that reportedly occurred between March and September 2023, Cardinal News reported ...