Elmed

MARCH 10, 2021

On May 10, 2018 Porter Adventist Hospital in Denver, Colorado had to cancel all surgeries for a week due to contaminated surgical instruments being found in the O.R. Recent infection control lapses due to non-compliance with recommended reprocessing procedures highlight a critical gap in patient safety.” after reprocessing.

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Elmed

APRIL 21, 2021

In an earlier blog we examined the report on a Denver hospital that had a large outbreak of contaminated surgical instruments (Elmed blog 47, March 10, 2021). This tragic event caused a lot of significant, painful and costly consequences to the hospital and their patients. after reprocessing.1 after reprocessing.1

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Elmed

JANUARY 11, 2022

Part of the FDA’s approval process for new devices includes ensuring that the devices are safe for use in the healthcare environment and that the instructions for use (IFUs) have been validated by independent laboratory testing. We have always wiped instruments off and covered them with an enzymatic cleaner.

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Elmed

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Recent infection control lapses due to non-compliance with recommended reprocessing procedures highlight a critical gap in patient safety.” 2 The New Jersey Department of Health found that members of HealthPlus’ staff were not following proper sterilization procedures. 1 and Sept. The state closed the surgery center on Sept.

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