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A Journey to Safer Bronchoscopy: Making Sense of the New FDA Safety Alert
Review the current evidence-based clinical recommendations for infection control related to the use of bronchoscopes to prevent cross-contamination and infection risk.
Single-Use Endoscopy Solutions: Comparing Costs and Outcomes
Learn firsthand from expert health economists about how to compare reusable and single-use endoscopy within your facility.
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Throughout the pandemic, hospitals have had to implement creative approaches to soften staffing shortages. Medical device companies have also gotten innovative.
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These findings are significant because, until now, population-level data assessing the incidence of kidney stones has been limited in the U.S. A persistent increase in kidney stone incidence may create a significant need for more healthcare resources.
Prevention Challenges
By standardizing processes and implementing an educational orientation program, UofL Heath reduced errors in sterile processing by 80 percent.
Preventing Infection
Infection preventionists investigated high-level disinfection processes after being notified of expired test strips being used and identified various breaches during reprocessing.
Public Health
An analysis of U.S. healthcare spending on respiratory care shows a dramatic increase in recent years, with asthma and COPD among the top contributing factors.
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A recent study found that the carbon footprint of a disposable cystoscope was “significantly lower” than the reusable alterative. An opposing letter to the editor, however, expresses two “serious methodical concerns” with the study.
Patient Safety
Conversations around the transition from reusable to single-use endoscopes have covered cost and performance before expanding into the area of risk management.
Patient Safety
As soon as fungal infection is suspected, bronchoscopy with diagnostic sampling should be performed to reduce illness and potentially save lives, according to a recent study out of Turkey.
Preventing Infection
The findings, according to a new study by infection control expert Dr. Lawrence Muscarella, underscore the importance of meticulously cleaning and performing at least high-level disinfection on flexible endoscopes in accordance with current infection control guidelines and the manufacturer’s reprocessing, handling and storage instructions.
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