Cartographie des risques dans un bloc opératoire commun

Can the number of surgery delays and postponements due to unavailable instrumentation be reduced? Evaluating the benefits of enhanced collaboration between the sterilization and orthopedic surgery units

“…There are certain constraints, some of which cannot be altered such as the wide range of instrumentation kits, sterility requirements [1,6], fixed time for instrumentation sterilization [7] and the available stock [8]. However, other scenarios of supply shortage appear to be rectifiable: use of different terminology between the two units to designate the various elements of the instrumentation [9], potential mismatch between the surgical procedure and the prepared instrumentation [10], lack of prioritization for processing of materials by the sterilization unit, and changes in the instrumentation needs following the cancellation or addition of surgical procedures [11]. The current management of instrumentation needs is not optimal.…”