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Roy S, Dutta J, Khatua S, Basu D. Reason for medical devices recall in a hospital: An observation from a central sterile supply department at a cancer centre in eastern India. 2023; 25 (1):29-31.
Recall of medical devices is a very common phenomenon in every hospital due to several issues. A recall is an action taken on a medical device that violates standard procedure. This action is necessary when a device is found defective or a risk to health. It may happen by manual or mechanical error but ultimately a negative phenomenon that needs to control for unnecessary costs and save resources. A policy should be developed for recalling the items. Whenever the sterility of any product seems doubtful, the infection control committee and the quality team should be informed so that follow-up surveillance of patients can be conducted.
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