title: O.R. custom packs: no easy answers.
abstract: The use of custom sterile packs continues to grow in popularity as hospitals look for different ways to reduce the cost of providing health care services. Mounting evidence appears to indicate, however, that the real beneficiaries of custom packs and the vendors themselves.
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000191:economics*; D006744:Hospital Bed Capacity, 100 to 299; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D009873:Operating Rooms; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013523:Surgical Equipment / Q000600:supply & distribution*