Changing the cleaning process of certain gastrointestinal scopes led to a major decrease in healthcare-associated infections at UPMC, according to a study to be presented at ID Week 2014. The UPMC ...

Shaun Sweeney, vice president of sales and marketing for Cygnus Medical, which specializes in products and services for the endoscopy suite, operating room and sterile processing department, describes ...

Patient safety is top of mind for hospitals as reimbursement is increasingly linked to clinical quality, but one area that has not changed much in the last decade is bacteria breeding on medical ...

The seven-month study, published Tuesday in the American Journal of Infection Control, found that 12 of 20 gastroscopes and colonoscopes examined tested positive for bacterial growth, even after being ...

After a colonoscopy two years ago, Patti Damare felt so delirious and weak that she couldn’t stand on her own. That was on a Friday, and she chalked up her symptoms to lingering effects of anesthesia.

The current updates to the AAMI ST91 national standard are intended to reduce outbreaks linked to the use of contaminated endoscopes through quality processing. Key aspects of this updated standard ...

Here are four best practices for GI/Endoscopy in surgery centers. 1. Work with primary care physicians to increase colorectal screenings. Most ASCs rely on their physicians to bring cases to the ...

In response to a series of superbug outbreaks around the country, some doctors and hospitals are trying out disposable scopes to combat the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. U.S. regulators ...

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