What's Special About an Autoclave?

Among several other clinics, I worked at TWO clinics that used to do the low cost FOA and other discount surgeries. I noted at both places, vets washing their hands WITH THEIR GLOVES ON and re-using a kit they'd just used on a surgery. "Why are you doing that?" I asked. "Because this next one is a low cost FOA procedure and I can't afford to meet my regular standards on these." True story. Wow. In my own practice, I do not even DO low cost procedures because I would have to lie to make people believe their pet was accorded the same care as the regular ones. My regular customers would be footing the bill for my low cost ones, too.