Effective cleaning is an essential pre-requisite for reliable sterilisation of dental instruments. This study reports on the observation of techniques used for cleaning instruments prior to ...

Why are single-use surgical instruments becoming a new clinical benchmark? In high-risk surgeries such as general, ophthalmic, dental, and cardiovascular procedures, hospitals are under pressure to ...

Surgical instruments and supplies lay on a table during a kidney transplant surgery at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington D.C., June 28, 2016. (AP Photo/Molly Riley, File) Metal ...

This paper describes useful methodology for observing the decontamination of dental instruments in a general dental practice setting. The method provides robust information because the participants ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa General Hospital has discovered the cause of instrument discoloration that forced a number of elective surgeries to be cancelled last week. That cause determined, the hospital will ...

General surgery, as the name denotes, encompasses a broad spectrum of operative procedures with regard to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries and diseases in any region of the body. Its scope of ...