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Impact of Hydraulic Fluid on the Sterilization of Surgical Instruments Were Affected Patients Told of the True Infection Risk?

January 4, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

January 4, 2013 — Two community hospitals in North Carolina in 2004 unwittingly used a oil-based hydraulic fluid instead of a detergent to “clean” surgical instruments prior to terminal sterilization…

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Review of an Evaluation of the STERIS Reliance EPS Reprocessor

December 18, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

BACKGROUND: This blog by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, discusses his comprehensive review of a published evaluation of the STERIS Reliance Endoscope Processing System (“EPS”; Steris Corp., Mentor, OH), which is…

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FDA’s Definition of Sterility, Sterile: Is It Sound and Complete?

December 6, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

December 6, 2012 (updated November 26, 2014) — This article discusses one of 5 controversial instrument-reprocessing topics. The other four topics are discussed in a more complete article that can…

Impact of Hydraulic Fluid on the Sterilization of Surgical Instruments Were Affected Patients Told of the True Infection Risk?

Review of an Evaluation of the STERIS Reliance EPS Reprocessor

FDA’s Definition of Sterility, Sterile: Is It Sound and Complete?

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Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

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Impact of Hydraulic Fluid on the Sterilization of Surgical Instruments Were Affected Patients Told of the True Infection Risk?

Review of an Evaluation of the STERIS Reliance EPS Reprocessor

FDA’s Definition of Sterility, Sterile: Is It Sound and Complete?

You missed

Dr. Muscarella’s Review of the New Multisociety Guidance for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities

A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed