FDA: reuse of single-use devices.

FDA shares data on events related to the reuse of single-use devices.

Requiem for reuse of single-use devices in US hospitals.

The subject of reusing single-use devices (SUDs) is one that has been discussed, debated, dissected, promoted, and damned seemingly forever. I have been attending conferences and professional and scientific meetings that discussed the pros and cons of reusing SUDs for more than 25 years and, until recently, it was the same story. Those who favored, and indeed practiced, reusing SUDs pointed out...

AORN guidance statement: Reuse of single-use devices.

Today's economic environment has compelled health care organizations to explore methods to reduce health care costs. One prospective approach to controlling rising costs is to reprocess single-use medical devices. Reprocessing is rigorously regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AORN, the Association of periOpera-tive Registered Nurses, recognizes the need for each health care ...

Reuse of coronary angioplasty balloon catheters: yes or no?

In the last decade, the reuse of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) equipment has been repeatedly discussed in the cardiological and infection control literature. Interest in this problem is growing since the frequency of PTCA procedures is increasing and cost containment in health care has been recognized as a necessity even in industrialized countries. Single-use devices in...

Reprocessing single-use devices: an international perspective.

1244 CMAJ, August 9, 2011, 183(11) © 2011 Canadian Medical Association or its licensors Do you dispose of the plastic baggie or save it for tomorrow’s ham sandwich? Do you throw away the plastic fork or wash it and stick it in the drawer with your stainless steel cutlery? With respect to cost and safety, these are minor decisions. Matters become more complicated when the disposable item is a $5...