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For neurosurgery, when operating on a patient with suspected prion disease, the surgery will be done with disposable instruments as much as possible. This may m
by throwaway911411 7y ago
For neurosurgery, when operating on a patient with suspected prion disease, the surgery will be done with disposable instruments as much as possible. This may mean however that the surgeon will have to use a hand drill, instead of a power drill.
For the other cases without prions, normal sterilization works. And you don’t want to throw away all your equipment after each surgery. A neurosurgical power drill can cost around $20,000 - $40,000
- Mtinie 7y agoPresumably picked up by someone’s insurance plan, or a “not my problem” situation for the attending surgeon. Sub-sanitized instruments should not be a possibility given our current understanding of infections and their root causes. In my case, I’d rather have one less test to confirm something, if it means I get to have my surgical implements experience one more run through the UV sterilizer or the autoclave before they are used on me. Better yet, why not use a whole new set of virgin tools following a time-proven blueprint?
- pnutjam 7y agoThey don't have to be designed with motors and such accessible to contamination.