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Data-Driven Surgical Tray Optimization to Improve Operating Room Efficiency

OpFlow

Wood, MD, MBA, FACS ABSTRACT Surgical procedures account for over 60% of the operating cost of a hospital. About 15% of these costs are those related to surgical instruments and supplies. Hospitals spend several million dollars a year on instrument sterilization, instrument tray assembly, and instrument repurchase costs.

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Bioburden and Biofilm: Know Your Enemy

Incision

These are words no Sterile Processing Manager wants to hear. These are two of the strongest and most ruthless enemies facing the Sterile Processing Professional. Visible and invisible bioburden left over from surgery must be removed through decontamination or the instrument cannot be properly sterilized. J Am Coll Surg.

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35 Nurse Resume Examples for 2024

EARN Cares

At EARN Cares, we've helped thousands of nurses through our peer-RN network and have taken our experience, lessons and adapted them below to help curate 36 sample nurse resume examples. View nurse midwife RN Sample Resume 5. View Critical care RN Sample Resume 7. View surgical services/operating room RN Sample Resume 8.

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