Elmed

JANUARY 11, 2022

This new, increased emphasis on pre-cleaning is important to you, your facility and most importantly, to your patients and their safety. A quick review of those sources and organizations will help explain the new emphasis on pre-cleaning, what is driving it and why it is important for your patients’ safety.

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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.” 3 Another tragic example occurred when 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.

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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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