Rice University students and their mentors have created a sterilization station for surgical instruments that can help minimize risk of infections to patients anywhere in the world. The station built ...

SteriBest® is cleared for use with a 4-minute, 270°F (132°C) pre-vacuum steam sterilization cycle and is available in multiple configurations, including OEM private-label options SCHILLER PARK, Ill., ...

During a June webinar hosted by Becker’s Hospital Review and sponsored by Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP), sterilization expert Nancy Fellows, RN, MSN, senior clinical education consultant for ...

The instrument trays were contaminated with black flecks or other material that would put patients at risk of infection if ...

Milwaukee Ascension flagship hospital delays surgeries after finding unsterilized surgical equipment, ensuring patient safety with alternate ...

The Ophthalmic Instrument Cleaning and Sterilization Task Force released guidelines for the cleaning and sterilization of intraocular surgical instruments in ASCs. Here are five key insights. 1. The ...

DENVER (CBS4)- State and federal investigators have released their reports into the sterilization issues of surgical instruments at Porter Adventist Hospital, two months after the hospital resumed ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The Roudebush VA Medical Center usually performs hundreds of surgeries every month, but 13 Investigates has learned some of those surgeries have been put on hold – and a special ...

Vaporized hydrogen peroxide (VHP) failed to completely sterilize surgical tools 76 percent of the time when the tools were soiled with salts or blood and not cleaned prior to sterilization, according ...