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tudies suggest that a certain percentage of supposedly sterile
instruments are compromised right out of your reprocessors'
or vendors' packages, no matter how careful they are. And
items that have been compromised present an infection risk to your
patients — which is why I insist that my staff always inspect the pack-
aging that sterile instruments come in.
If You Can See Light Through The Wrap …
• LOOK FOR LIGHT Inspect instrument wrappings for infection prevention's sake.
George
Corona,
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