Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate for reuse.

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Ensuring critical instruments and devices are appropriate for reuse.

March 2, 2022

Quick Safety. February 14, 2022;(64):1-3.

Complete, appropriate reprocessing and sterilization of reusable medical instruments and devices is vital for infection prevention. This newsletter article shares actions to improve infection prevention, including standardized examination processes, infection preventionist involvement, and training focused on the safety impacts of incomplete processing and inappropriate reuse of single use items.

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