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select grafts for each case. The color-coded system helps staff easily
identify types of grafts, which minimizes the amount of time the freez-
er door is left open. Before a case, surgeons often want to inspect the
available grafts. With the new system it's easy to do. Staff pull the
appropriate mesh from the freezer and the mesh bags let surgeons
visually inspect each one for size and other parameters. Once the
selection is made and the graft is removed, the bag gets zipped back
up and placed neatly in the freezer where it can be readily available
for later use.
Philip B. Binkley, MBA, BSN, RN
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital
Houston, Texas
pbbinkley@houstonmethodist.org
