SafMed Surgiview June 2017

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Are There Economic Benefits of Using Low-Temperature Sterilization Instead of Steam?
There has been tremendous growth in the volume of surgical procedures performed using minimal invasive
(MIS) surgical techniques. It is estimated that more than 60% of the surgical procedures performed in the USA are
performed using MIS. This has resulted in an increase in the number of complex and heat sensitive surgical instruments
that need to be reprocessed. There has also been an increased focus on sterilization of heat sensitive devices instead of
using high level disinfection, as a result of risks of possible transmission of disease via contaminated surgical instruments
and devices (McCreanor & Graves, 2017).

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SafMed Surgiview (Issue 1) 2017

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Risk Reduction In Minimally-Invasive Surgery: How Does Integration Help
MIS (minimally-invasive surgery) is a surgical technique that is growing in leaps and bounds. The goal of MIS is to perform surgical procedures with the least amount of injury to the body, to reduce pain and complications and to decrease the time it takes for the patient to recover from surgery. Today we perform complex MIS procedures that require complex set ups, intricate instruments, multiple monitors, information technology and telecommunications. Minimally-invasive surgery can also include robotics and interventional radiology, and may be performed in general or hybrid operating rooms (OR).

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