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Hospital Forced To Cancel Surgeries For A Week Due to Contaminated Instruments

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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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PATIENT HARM CAUSED BY IMPROPER/INADEQUATE INTRUMENT REPROCESSING

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Recent infection control lapses due to non-compliance with recommended reprocessing procedures highlight a critical gap in patient safety.” The patients at risk were treated at the surgery center between Jan. The state closed the surgery center on Sept. 1 and Sept. 7, 2018 and allowed it to reopen on Sept.