Survey on the Reuse and Reprocessing of Single-Use Devices (SUDs) in U.S. Hospitals - Executive Summary

As part of its study of the reuse and reprocessing of single-use-devices (SUDs), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sponsored a telephone survey of all hospitals on SUD practices. FDA's primary goal was to estimate the extent of hospital reprocessing (that is, the cleaning and resterilization, as appropriate) of SUDs that have been used on patients.