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

Nichol, Peter F.; Saari, Mark J.; Navas, Natalia; Aguilar, David; Bliesner, Rita K.; Brunner, Paige J.; Caceres, Jacob C.; Chen, Madelyn; VanDommelen, Ava R.; Fischer, Matthew; Garcha, Simar; Ghawas, Elaf A.; Hackinson, Grace R.; Hitzeman, Ava; Jabbour, Maria; Jentsch, Amanda M.; Kurth, Madison M.; Leyden, Mollyn; Luo, Qianyun; McGrain, Abigail C.; Nytes, Gwendolyn; O’Brien, Olivia R.; Philavong, Jesibell K.; Villegas, Natalie; Walsh, Shannon R.; Wisdorf, Sydney S.

doi:10.1186/s12893-024-02407-1

BMC Surgery

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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

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