sterilization
Is Your Organization Managing Its Water Quality to Support Flexible Scope Reprocessing?
Water quality matters in endoscope reprocessing. The water that is safe for drinking may not be suitable for ...
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Trends in Endoscopic Sterilization And Disinfection Techniques
GEN Priority Report recently sat down with Garland-Rhea Grisby to discuss sterilization and high-level disinfection ...
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Is Ethylene Oxide a Go-To for Reprocessing? Or Does It Have to Go?
Ethylene oxide has long been a mainstay in sterilizing medical equipment and has qualities that make it ideal for ...
JANUARY 27, 2025
FDA Warns Again on Contaminated Endoscopes
The FDA is investigating reports of possible patient infection and other contamination arising from inadequate ...
APRIL 15, 2021
New ‘Test Article’ for Visualizing Scope Drying Shows Flaws in Usual Practices
The common method of flushing an endoscope with alcohol and hanging it in an ambient storage cabinet does not dry ...
APRIL 7, 2021
Farming Out Sterilization Can Work For Some Physician Practices
An increasing number of patients are seeking care at physician-based practices, which use many of the same ...
MARCH 17, 2021
Sterilization Has Been a Problem for Months—Then COVID-19 Hit
For months, officials have been warning of a looming shortage in the supply of a gas used in the sterilization of ...
APRIL 20, 2020
Is Production Pressure Contributing To Scope Cleaning Gaps?
When endoscope reprocessing is not performed properly, there can be devastating effects.
APRIL 20, 2020
Can Sink Design Drain Infection Control Efforts?
When it comes to preventing hospital-acquired infections, washing your hands is rule No. 1. But new evidence shows ...
APRIL 20, 2020
Which Flexible Scopes Really Need Sterilization?
In March 2013, providers at an Illinois hospital were concerned. A patient with no history of foreign travel tested ...
OCTOBER 23, 2019
