Category: Rigid Arthroscopes

Disinfection or Sterilization of a Contaminated Reusable Instrument?

Selection of the “right” sterilization or disinfection process, or technology, for reprocessing a specific type of reusable instrument may not always be straightforward. This is often because the instrument is…

Root Cause Analysis of a Medical Error

By: Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD; updated: 10/29/2014: The article “Other Possible Causes of a Well-Publicized Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Following Arthroscopy in Texas” by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, was published…

Study of an Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Following Arthroscopy in Texas in 2009

By: Lawrence F Muscarella PhD; posted 6-12-2013, updated 8-5-2014 An article by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, entitled article “Other Possible Causes of a Well-Publicized Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Following Arthroscopy…