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Instrument Reprocessing Flexible Endoscopes - Medical
Instrument Care Reprocessing Flexible Endoscopes Avoiding Reprocessing Errors Critical for Infection Prevention and Control By Bradley Catalone, , and George Koos F. lexible endoscopy proce- errors commonly identified in dures are now a routine hospitals and surgery centers in the part of patient diagnosis United States and discusses how and treatment in hospitals and surgery these can be avoided. centers in the United States. The demand for these safe and effective Pre-cleaning procedures continues to increase, Pre-cleaning is an essential with more than 15 million endoscopy Reprocessing step that removes patient procedures annually. Endoscopies are biomaterial and microorganisms performed with sophisticated, reusable, from the endoscope. Following an Flexible instruments that have specific endoscopy, biomaterial from the requirements for cleaning, disinfection patient is present on the insertion tube and sterilization.
78 MANAGING INFECTION CONTROL JUNE 2005 InstrumentCare The mechanical action of wiping the endoscope, coupled with flushing al l of the channels, removes biomaterial that harbors and provides nutrients for microorganisms.
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