Tue.Oct 17, 2023

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Diving Deep into High-Level Disinfection vs. Sterilization

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Welcome back to our series on the inner workings of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD). In our previous article, "Sterile Processing and the Operating Room: Why Patient Safety Can't Be Rushed", we emphasized the importance of embracing the 4.5-hour processing time that is sometimes needed to ensure patient safety and care. Today, let's up the ante and delve into a process that often provokes debate within SPD circles: High-Level Disinfection (HLD).

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