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ome instruments are used in practically every cataract case.
Others only play a part in certain unexpected situations. You
don't keep those tools in your surgeons' standard cataract
trays: They'd often go unused, and the continual reprocessing would
subject them to unnecessary wear and tear. But when you need them,
you need them now, and a run to the supply room wastes valuable
time. That's why we keep specialized lens inserters, Osher Malyugin
ring manipulators, extra I/A tips, drape scissors, small parts kits and
other occasional essentials peel-packed and filed in a metal mesh box
we picked up at an office supply store. We index which instruments
are in the box with plastic binder dividers. Then, when we need these
things, they're right behind the glass door of the OR cabinet, sterile
until opened and ready to go. Writing the number of the OR they came
from on the peel-pack after they're reprocessed makes sure they're
returned to the file box after they're used.
Mariann Pomaville, RN
Lakeshore Eye Surgery Center
THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM
Keep Specialized Instruments Filed Nearby
z SUPPLY SOLUTION
Keep specialized instruments
you'll need on occasion
peel-packed in a file box.
Mariann
Pomaville,
RN
St. Clair Shores, Mich.
mpomaville@metropolitaneyecenter.com