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Do Automated Drying Cabinets Reduce Risk of Microbial Growth in Flexible Endoscopes?
Prevention Strategies
Researchers sought to determine if the type of storage cabinet—automated drying cabinet vs. standard drying cabinet—made a difference in reducing the risk of microbial growth and biofilm creation after reprocessing. Here’s what they found.
Outlining a Safe Return to Elective Endoscopy in a Pandemic
Best Practices
Endoscopists weigh in on best practices for a return to elective endoscopic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including options for new best practices for protecting patient and healthcare worker safety.
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Preventing Infection
Olympus has received three warning letters from the agency in recent months; this one calls out “a troubling disregard for patient safety.”
Preventing Infection
Only one out of five patients admitted to an ICU in recent decades landed there due to an infectious disease, but that is changing, according to one expert.
