Recent Emergency Room Articles
13 Lessons Learned During a Decade of Endoscope Auditing
Prevention Strategies
Running an efficient endoscope auditing program is a complex undertaking. A new study distills years of experience into about a dozen key learnings designed to ensure that a hospital’s endoscopes are “patient-ready, every time.”
Sterile Processing Errors Rank High on New Top Tech Health Hazards List
Prevention Challenges
The annual list from ECRI Institute emphasizes “newly developing hazards and the migration of medical technologies to areas beyond the acute care setting.”
More From Single-Use Endoscopy
Analyzing Value
A study found the Ambu® aScope™ 4 RhinoLaryngo superior in set up and convenience and better overall than reusable competitors. The Ambu device also offered comparable performance to reusables in ergonomics and maneuverability and was found to be more cost effective.
Emerging Technologies
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth had been used sparingly in urology. Urologists at the University of Virginia found it to be feasible and highly accepted by patients.
