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Hospitals Reap Savings by Sterilizing Surgical Instruments in Dog's Mouths |
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Dogs are an increasingly common fixture in today's surgical suites as they lend their muzzles to quick and economic sterilization of surgical instruments. |
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May 31st, 2009 It's been common knowledge for years - a dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's, but exactly how much cleaner is only now being discovered. "Clean enough to sterilize surgical equipment, that's how clean" , sez Biff Pavlov, head surgeon at Boston's prestigious Splenectomy Center. "Basically these dogs are providing us quick, real-time sterilization of surgical tools in an economic fashion, something we couldn't get from the old, out-dated and expensive autoclaves of the past." "Just round up a few strays from the alley behind the hospital, train them to sit, and you've got yourself a way to provide sterile instruments during a surgical procedure. And they don't object to leftovers from hospital food trays, which typically are available in abundance." |
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A quick thinking mother turns to the family pet for a quick sterilization of a favorite toy that was dropped in the backyard, before returning it to a child prone to putting it in the mouth. |
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