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Podcast: PROCESS THIS!, a Podcast by HSPA
Episode: Process This! Episode 131: Consequences of Difficult-to-Clean Instruments
Description: All surgical instruments take effort to render clean and sterile, but some instruments by their design are more difficult to clean than others. Narrow channels, long lumens and tight tolerances challenge our decontamination professionals to remove soil and reduce the incidence of bioburden.
In episode 131, host Casey Czarnowski speaks with Noah Roitman and Trevor Hazen of HNM Medical about the dangers and high costs of unclean medical devices. Roitman and Hazen review some of the most challenging instruments and offer strategies for complete cleaning. They also discuss the option of single-use instruments as possible alternatives in the...