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From: Observed rates of surgical instrument errors point to visualization tasks as being a critically vulnerable point in sterile processing and a significant cause of lost chargeable OR minutes

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Distribution of Error Types by Service Line. For all service lines, the most common surgical instrument error fell into the Missing + category. PLA, plastics; ORTH, orthopedics; OPHTH, ophthalmology; ENT, otolaryngology; GEN, general; URO, urology; CV, cardiovascular; NEURO, neurosurgery: DEN, dental GI, gastroenterology

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BMC Surgery

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