Porteous Joan
Health Sciences Centre Adult OR, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Can Oper Room Nurs J. 2011 Jun;29(2):26, 28-32.
Initial purchase and replacement costs for surgical instrumentation are significant components in today's operating room budgets. OR staff and medical device reprocessing personnel work together as a team to ensure effective management of this valuable commodity. The purpose of this article is to discuss the composition of stainless steel surgical instruments, to identify processes to minimize damage to instruments caused by staining, corrosion, and pitting, and to utilize that information to describe effective measures to manage instrumentation in both the OR and reprocessing areas.
手术器械的初始购置成本和更换成本是当今手术室预算中的重要组成部分。手术室工作人员和医疗设备再处理人员作为一个团队共同努力，以确保对这种贵重物品进行有效管理。本文的目的是讨论不锈钢手术器械的组成，确定将染色、腐蚀和点蚀对器械造成的损害降至最低的方法，并利用这些信息描述在手术室和再处理区域管理器械的有效措施。
