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PRECISION IN PRACTICE: INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT AS A KEY TO COST CONTROL AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTJuana Báez HernándezGrupo Sanitario Ribera (Spain)When the operating room loses, the laundry wins: two tons of misplaced surgical instrumentsThe law of large numbersEquivalenceTotal weight of instruments found in the hospital laundry 2,000 kgAverage weight per instrument box8 kgAveragenumberof instrumentsper box40 Units.Average cost of surgical instruments $83Approximate number of instruments in the laundry 10,000 Units.Estimated value of instruments found in the laundry $826,478Code Red from Surgery Area : When Asking Turns to DemandingUnveiling the Pillars of Their ArgumentWorkflowdisruption: Theabsenceofnecessaryinstrumentscan lead todelaysoreventhecancellationofprocedures, impactingnotonlythepatientand theircare processbutalsotheefficiencyofthesurgicalunitand resourceutilization.OperationalrisksLegal and ComplianceRisksIftheabsenceofproperinstrumentsleads toharmorinjury, theorganizationmayfa