Open AccessLooking for Holes in Sterile Wrapping: How Accurate Are We?
Author(s) -
Christopher Rashidifard,
Hani A. Mayassi,
Chelsea Bush,
Brian M. Opalacz,
Mark W. Richardson,
Paul M. Muccino,
Thomas DiPasquale
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000185
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , surgery , biomedical engineering
Defects in sterile surgical wrapping are identified by the presence of holes through which light can be seen. However, it is unknown how reliably the human eye can detect these defects.