T
his is a tough time to run an endoscopy service. You have
duodenoscopes essentially considered unsafe by the FDA
being reprocessed in recalled automatic endoscope
reprocessors. What the heck is going on? And what can
you do about it? While experts continue to debate how to
properly reprocess duodenoscopes that have been linked to deadly
superbug outbreaks across the country, the bad news regarding endo-
scope reprocessing continues to pour in:
• The FDA has warned the 3 main duodenoscope manufacturers
that they didn't report infections linked to the use of their scopes, or
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D E C E M B E R 2 0 1 5 | O U T P A T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T
Your cleaning and disinfection practices have never been
under greater scrutiny. Daniel Cook | Executive Editor
Troubled Times for
Endoscope Reprocessing
Mark
Washburn/Dartmouth-Hitchcock
z DAMAGE CONTROL Controversies continue
to swirl around duodenoscope reprocessing.
