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The White Lies of White Papers: Why They Don’t Do What You Think They Do
In this episode of Articles-On-The-Go, Hank Balch looks at white papers in Sterile Processing and whether they are accomplishing what they set out to accomplish. “…in the Sterile Processing world, I am going to say what 99.9% of our frontline…
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Airing it all Out: The Door (Gasket) to Sterilization Nirvana & Autoclave Performance
However, the most overlooked and undervalued component in any autoclave is the simple piece of rubber that helps achieve a proper door…
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Tracking Loaner Pickup: Is It Worth It?
Closing the loop on when vendors pick up their loaned sets is good practice, in theory. But is it worth it? Following through on this endeavor is not as easy as it sounds, and not just because the rep is lazy. Creating and enforcing the process and its necessary documentation of each tray’s chain of…
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Cost/Benefit Analysis: How Good Should My Water Be, Given that I Don’t Have an Infinite Budget?
Water treatment to get good quality utility and critical water costs money. Filters, reverse osmosis/deionization (RODI) columns, and softeners have a cost of operation. Your argument for the capital for an improved water supply system (to go along with the prayer suggested last month) has to be based upon reduced instrument maintenance and replacement costs….
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Aluminum May Hate Your Detergent
Why are we seeing dark grey streaks and haze on our aluminum sterilization containers? This question was posed by a sterile processing manager after a new washer was installed along with new detergent recommended by the washer manufacturer. The new detergent consistently passed weekly cleaning tests. Could a good cleaning agent also cause discoloration? The…
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