Are you getting an operation at INOVA Fairfax? . . beware
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2017/12/grit-forces-cancelation-of-more-surgeries-at-inova-fairfax/
Some elective operations at a Fairfax County hospital were canceled this week because of recurring grit found on sterilized surgical equipment.
A spokeswoman for Inova Fairfax Hospital told WTOP in an email that the hospital is working to identify the root cause of the sterile, sandlike particles. Extra steps to ensure the equipment is properly sterilized is taking additional time and as a result, fewer than 10 percent of elective surgeries had to be canceled.
“A limited number” of particles continue to show up on surgical trays and equipment after they’ve gone through the sterilization process, Tracy Connell said in the email statement.
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