Hong-Xia Duan

Aug 14, 2023 | dovepress.com | Yue Guo |Ling Wei |Hong-Xia Duan |Xiu-Mei Wang

External surgical devices are reusable devices leased to hospitals by suppliers for use primarily in implant-related procedures.1 External devices used in surgery are difficult to manage for two reasons: one is the increased risk of infection owing to the frequent movement between hospitals,2 and the other is the burdensome task of counting surgical items3 brought about by the large number of external devices.4 According to research, only 13% of all surgical items on an operating table are...