most recent reprocessing guidelines from AORN, SGNA and AAMI.
You need to have documented proof that your endoscopes are both in
good working order and not contaminated.
The more you know about how challenging it is to adequately
reprocess endoscopes, the clearer it becomes that trusting your
processes is not enough. Every reprocessed scope should be verified —
shown to be free of damage and debris — before it's permitted to touch
another patient. If that's not being done in your facility — and it isn't
being done in most — it's never been clearer that you're flirting with
danger.
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Ms. Ofstead (cori@ofsteadinsights.com) is the president and CEO of
Ofstead & Associates in Saint Paul, Minn. Jim Burger is a contributing editor.