Loaner trays cleaned at another facility
CRCST practice question · Preparation & Packaging
A vendor brings a loaner tray directly to SPD and says it was cleaned at another facility. What should SPD do?
- A. Sterilize it right away, since the vendor says it is clean
- B. Decontaminate, inspect, and assemble the tray per the IFU before sterilizing it
- C. Send it straight to the OR, since it arrived in a sealed case
- D. Wipe it with disinfectant and package it
Answer
B. Decontaminate, inspect, and assemble the tray per the IFU before sterilizing it
Loaner instruments must be fully decontaminated, inspected, and assembled under SPD control, whatever their history, because the receiving facility can't verify how they were handled. Skipping these steps risks surgical site infection.
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