Observed rates of surgical instrument errors point to visualization tasks as being a critically vulnerable point in sterile processing and a significant cause of lost chargeable OR minutes

The reporting of surgical instrument errors historically relies on cumbersome, non-automated, human-dependent, data entry into a computer database that is not integrated into the electronic medical record. The...

Source: BMC Surgery - April 15, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Peter F. Nichol, Mark J. Saari, Natalia Navas, David Aguilar, Rita K. Bliesner, Paige J. Brunner, Jacob C. Caceres, Madelyn Chen, Ava R. VanDommelen, Matthew Fischer, Simar Garcha, Elaf A. Ghawas, Grace R. Hackinson, Ava Hitzeman, Maria Jabbour, Amanda M. Tags: Research Source Type: research