In our careers, we have all waded through never-ending inventory outside the OR suites.
For a typical elective orthopedic procedure, the device supplier delivers about 300 physical items to the hospital (implants, instruments, disposables). Maybe, just maybe, 75 physical items are actually used or touched during the procedure. The untouched 225 items will collected and carted to another hospital later that day.
How did we get here?
I blame both the surgeons and the device manufacturers.
Choice has become the surgeon's drug addition. Surgeon's want every possible implant option near the OR ...
