The Waiting Game: How Soon To Handle Sterile Trays?

John Rowe, CIS, CHL, CRCST. Manager, Sterile Processing University Health System, San Antonio, TX It is the responsibility of the Central Service/Sterile Processing Department to provide cleaned, tested and sterilized instrumentation to the OR on a daily basis. Tray volumes can fluctuate widely depending on the number of add-on procedures, turnovers, traumas and of course,…