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Improved scope cleaning with enhanced visual inspection

Advanced technology and intentional visual inspection practices can greatly improve hospitals' processing quality


Advanced technology and intentional visual inspection practices can greatly improve hospitals' endoscope processing quality, according to an article on the Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality website.

Key steps in enhanced visual inspection include:

• Magnification. Sterilization and central processing staff should employ magnification tools during inspection for added visual support. 

• Verification methods. When central processing personnel discover foreign contaminants, staff should employ methods to identify unknown contaminants or stains found on surgical devices.

Read the article.

 

 



June 16, 2016


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