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In a healthcare setting, the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) provides ancillary services to the Operating Room (OR), Emergency Room, Labor & Delivery, and off-site clinics. SPD's function is to reprocess reusable surgical instruments and return them to their home departments. The management of surgical instruments and medical devices can impact patient safety and hospital revenue.
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- Weart, Gail (Author)
- Runger, George C. (Thesis advisor)
- Li, Jing (Committee member)
- Shunk, Dan (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
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2014
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- Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2014Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 47-49)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: Industrial engineering
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by Gail Weart