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Design and care of surgical instruments
Author(s) -
Strong David,
Capewell Linda
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1136/inp.h3247
Subject(s) - troubleshooting , medicine , good practice , nursing , operations management , medical emergency , engineering , engineering ethics , reliability engineering
The aim of this article is to provide insight into how surgical instruments are designed and manufactured, what materials are used, and the differences in the care they need in day‐to‐day practice to maintain them at peak efficiency. Protocols for instrument care in general practice are also included, along with troubleshooting advice.