Central sterile processing plays a key role in hospitals’ infection prevention efforts, particularly in relation to surgery patients. Failing to follow the appropriate sterile processing standards can ...

Central sterile processing is essential for a safe and efficient operating room. Mistakes in sterilization can cause delays in surgery and patient infections, among other issues. Alecia Cooper, RN, BS ...

While surgeons, operating room nurses and anesthesiologists have more visibility in providing safe and high-quality surgical care, central sterile processing staff also plays a critical role in ...

Scalpels, scissors and other surgical instruments usually resigned to poorly lit hospital basements for cleaning now have their own sterilization building at Ohio State. Kim Jones, director of Central ...

WASHINGTON, N.C. — Beaufort County Community College will offer Central Sterile Processing Technician for the first time, addressing a local need, and a great opportunity, in the healthcare industry.

While state-of-the-art renovations take place to expand space and capabilities of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) at Walter Reed Bethesda, crews have installed a Mobile Central Sterile ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. DMC Children's Hospital separating sterile processing ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People trained in properly sterilizing surgical instruments are in short supply at hospitals in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, putting the hospitals’ patients at ...

Arlington, Va., December 2, 2021 – New data published today suggest that personnel who process reusable medical instruments and equipment may be frequently exposed to tissue, blood, and patient fluids ...

Central sterile processing plays a key role in hospitals’ infection prevention efforts, particularly in relation to surgery patients. Failing to follow the appropriate sterile processing standards can ...