Tip of the week: Double check disinfection machines for endoscopes
Infection Control Weekly Monitor, January 7, 2009
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A Las Vegas outpatient surgery center is notifying patients that time settings on machines used to disinfect endoscopes were erroneously set, reported the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Nevada’s Bureau of Licensure and Certification is investigating whether the surgery center violated infection control policies when its machines were mis-set. Administrators of Specialty Surgicare of Las Vegas reported the problem to the state regulatory agency on Dec. 18, a day after representatives from the manufacturer identified the incorrect time settings on endoscope reprocessors, the newspaper reported. The settings were immediately changed from one minute to five minutes.
State health officials said there is little risk to patients of infections because the endoscopes were cleaned before being placed into the reprocessing machines. The center is offering patients blood tests and counseling.
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