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R E P R O C E S S I N G
SCRUB IN The right sized brushes are a
must for different sized lumens and channels.
A manager's guide to successful reprocessing.
Several of the biggest medical malpractice headlines in
recent years have involved the improper reprocessing of
flexible endoscopes. The thorough manual cleaning,
decontamination and high-level disinfection of these complex instruments is critical to infection prevention and
patient safety, but there's a lot of room for error in the process. These
4 pointers can help you manage your reprocessing staff to ensure
they're delivering the cleanest possible scopes to your endo cases.
Pamela Bevelhymer, RN, BSN
