Researchers analyzed 275 flexible duodenoscopes, gastroscopes and colonoscopes for adenosine triphosphate — a marker of bio contamination — at five U.S. hospitals.
Click here to read the full story on endoscope sterilization in Becker’s ASC Review.
Study: 3 Out of 20 Endoscopes Are Improperly Cleaned
Fifteen percent of endoscopes are improperly cleaned, according to a study to be presented at the 40th Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., June 9.
Beyond biopsy: Duke and Cleveland Clinic leaders on the next phase of prostate cancer care
Presenters: Rajan T. Gupta, MD, Duke Cancer Institute Center for Prostate & Urologic Cancers, Duke University Medical CenterDr. Srinivas Vourganti, MD, Cleveland Clinic, Glickman Urological & Kidney InstituteKevin Coady, PhilipsPaavo Immonen, Philips
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