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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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How Psychological State Affects the Operating Room (OR)

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Surgeons use a Polar S710i heart rate monitor for continuous tracking, and saliva samples for cortisol analysis are collected before and after each surgery. The ISAT evaluates stress using both objective measures such as heart rate and cortisol levels, and subjective reports.