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S E R V I C E S
ENDO ROOM SUPPLIES
What's in Your GI Turnover Pack?
L
inda W. Frix, RN, BSN, CAPA, the clinical director of the Northern
Virginia Surgery Center in Fairfax, Va., shares the contents of her
custom disposable GI turnover packs.
• A very small packet of lubricant. They used to use a
larger tube, but ended up wasting most of it.
"Remember, you have to discard the tube after using
it for 1 patient," she says.
• 500cc plastic basin
• gown
• 2 pre-packaged scope-cleaning brushes
ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT
GI turnover pack contains all of the
supplies you need for a case.
• Contoured sponge with the center impregnated with enzymatic solution for
pre-cleaning scopes in the procedure room. This saves you from having to
store and pour from the large jugs of enzymatic solution in the procedure
room, she says.
"Our custom packs significantly reduce turnover
and prep time," says Ms. Frix. "There's no retrieving
the individual contents of the pack before each
case."
After pre-cleaning in the procedure room, everything
is tied up in the green wrapper, which converts to a
drawstring bag for safe transport into the scope room.
5 8
DOUBLE DUTY Convert your GI pack
to a drawstring bag to transport used
scopes.
O U T PAT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | F E B R U A R Y 2013
