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The Future of Knee Repair - February 2016 - Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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Stick to your top 2 If you're not happy with your process, request samples of other disinfec- tants and ask your staff which are easier to use and which they're most likely to use. All disinfectants come with drawbacks: cost, longer kill times than others, odors and respiratory irritation, caustic properties (such as burns on skin, eye irritation, pitting or corrosion of metal sur- faces). Using 1 or 2 disinfectants and training your staff how to use them properly and safely will give you the best chance of reducing cross-cont- amination from surfaces. OSM 7 6 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E • F E B R U A R Y 2 0 1 6 Dr. Durick (tdurick@baysurgerycenter.com) is the medical director of Bay Surgery Center in Oakland, Calif.

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