Table 3: Annual operative capacity, repeat sterilization process and cost of sterilization process. |
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Central |
SC (cycles) |
SU (units) |
RL (units/cycle) |
SUf (faulty units) |
RSP = SUf / RL |
CSP |
RSP |
IE |
Cost/IE (USD) |
OSC |
4,598 |
82,764 |
18 |
28,980 |
1,610 |
$352.45 |
0.3502 |
0.6498 |
$542.39 |
CSC |
2,211 |
54,169 |
24.50 |
245 |
10 |
$309.74 |
0.0045 |
0.9955 |
$311.14 |
SC = sterilization cycles. SU = sterilized units. RL = rate loading. SUf = faulty units. RSP = repeated sterilization process. CSP = cost of sterilization process. IE = intermediate effectiveness. SP = sterilization process. OSC = orthopedic sterilization center. CSC = CENIAQ sterilization center. |