samedi 8 juin 2013

Home Care Patients Use Disposable Surgical Supplies

By Rena Hudson


When people hear about disposable surgical supplies they usually think about a surgery but that is not always the case. Surgical supplies cover a wide variety of tools and items that can be used for various things. These are especially valuable for home care patients or people who are home bound because of their sickness.

When these infections happened they usually ended up being the result of utensils and tools that were not properly cleaned or sanitized like they should have been. They all have specific rules and procedures that crews and staff need to follow in order to make sure that these items were properly cleaned, but sometimes shortcuts may have been taken.

They could, but it would be difficult to obtain and keep up the inventory for people who are also running a household. In many cases the home nurse or the caretaker that comes to the house will also have these utensils. People who work those jobs really do not have a choice but to use them because they do not have the facilities to clean and sanitize the items.

When these did occur they meant very big malpractice lawsuits for doctors and hospitals. They would surely share the liability for such problems. These cases ended up with millions of dollars in litigation and judges and jury's had no problem awarding these to the plaintiff when someone ended up dead. You cannot repay a loss of human life.

Hospitals grabbed this solution quickly. They would save money in not having to train people to do a job they were failing at anyway. They saw that they would also save in cleaning chemicals as well. This would save tons in overhead and then when they consider the amount saved in lawsuits it was another easy choice to make. They would go to the disposable tools and they would do it nationwide.

The smaller offices did the same. They, unlike the larger hospitals, could not afford malpractice lawsuits. One such case could put the office out of business. These often resulted because someone ended up dying due to an infection. These infections happened very quickly after a surgery and while most could be treated but they would take lots of powerful antibiotics.

It also meant doctors could get the utensils faster in an emergency situation. They are all packaged separately so a nurse could bring them ready to use right to the doctor. The same is true for home care nurses and people caring for home bound patients that need various things done. If a home care nurse would have to bring regular devices and tools with them, they would have to also bring cleaning supplies with them.

Disposable surgical supplies have revolutionized both the hospital environment and the home care environment. They have made it possible for hospitals to save money and to eliminate the risk of infection from improperly cleaned utensils. They also gave home care nurses an easier way to care for their patients. They would no longer need to bring extra cleaning supplies with them or extra tools. They would sometimes need to bring two of everything but not no more.




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