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Needing some advice - how does your CSSD keep dual action rongeurs open during automated washing? Do you make use of ...
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Good Morning, We have been noticing some of our trays have brown discoloration on the paper liners. Has anyone else ...
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Hello Just underwent our TJC survey, and we got cited for having tape on some of our instruments, and instrument ...
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Is anyone sterilizing OR count sheets in instrument pans.? These pre-populated count sheets are printed in the ...
John Klocko
Apr '23
@Cathy Insana
Hi Cathy,
We currently place the count sheets in an approved paper sleeve that serves as a process ...
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We recently had our Joint Commission inspection. They cited us for discoloration of instruments where the two ...
Norma Larson
Apr '23
Firstly your response depends upon the number of instruments you have with this discoloration. If most all your ...
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Hi . We want to change our policy regarding transport and use of sterile instruments between facilities. We ...
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Please help with robust evidence. Recently our CSSD started a strict adherence to internal directives - one being ...
Tracy Neu
Apr '23
Ratcheted instruments should be unlatched for steam sterilization, to ensure sterility. Putting the hemostats ...
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Can anyone tell me if a one-time use instrument that gets reprocessed by mistake into a set, is the entire set ...
Merle Santos
Mar '23
@Roberta Seibel , This is just my opinion and would like to know what other's opinion too. The tray is sterile and can ...
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I am interested in hearing from anybody who has developed or implemented an SPD academy (grow your own SPD staff). ...
Sheri Edwards
Mar '23
@Karen Johnson we have started a SPD program in partnership with Steris University at St. Mary’s Medical Center ...
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Does each level of a tired instrument tray require its own sterility indicator (steam)?
Carmelina Lamanna-Petta
Feb '23
@Carmelina Lamanna-Petta
Should say tiered not tired-autocorrect:(
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Hello, I have a question about Event Related Sterility. Do your policies consider the expiration date of a ...
Misty Young
Feb '23
We are in the midst of updating our policy from event related to time related based on the IFU of the manufacturer. My ...
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Instrument lube is causing the spots pictured below on our peel packs. SPD is telling the OR that it is safe to use ...
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Is there a timeline regarding the new reprocessing standards on endoscopy drying and storage from AAMI?
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How do your facilities decide or validate who is able to sign staff off on competencies for high level ...
Carol Calabrese
Jan '23
Interesting as this question was just posted on IP Talk. There is certification for HLD. My recommendation would ...
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I was just looking for guidance on how to handle rigid instrument trays that have been dropped in transport. I have ...