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A case study for a typical ENT Department with off-site re-processing

Costs

 Re-usable Sterile Single-use
Initial capital for new instruments £10,700 -
Annual depreciation (5 years) £..2,140 -
Annual sterilisation cost £13,500 -
Annual Sterile Single-use cost - £14,200
Total Annual Cost £15,640 £14,200
VARIANCE=Saving

£.1,400
Plus:-

 

No contamination risk, even from high risk patients

Optimum instrument every time, avoids inadvertent patient trauma

Optimum instrument for surgeon avoids delays

Overall reduction in usage by careful instrument selection

No disruption to staff or wasted personnel costs

Key Facts
Number of instruments used per week 185         
Operational weeks per annum 48         
Sterilisation cost per item £1.00         
Logistics cost (two way) £1,100         
Repair costs @ £35.00 each £500         
Replacement costs @ 10% per annum £1,100         
Expected under-use for single packed instruments 15%