Michael
Scope Storage Standards
Improperly cleaned and stored endoscopes can cost patients and facilities a great deal. To ensure your patients are safe, there are several things to consider when storing endoscopes to help prevent contamination: Scope Cabinet: Choose fully enclosed, stainless steel scope cabinets that allow for endoscopes to be stored vertically. Enclosed, stainless-steel cabinets provide impermeable surfaces…
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Why Vendor Scheduling is a Challenge
The vast majority of late loaners are related to breakdowns in communication. Some hospitals believe if they could control the process for notifying the reps it will solve it. If they implement an automated notification process, they wouldn’t have any problems. But, this overlooks many of the challenges in getting to that reliable point. Many…
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Make Mine a Single
Do you read your packaging IFUs? . . . you should. Do you double peel pack? . . . you probably shouldn’t. Most surveyors will cite you for doing it if your peel pack doesn’t support it. When double packing using paper-plastic pouches, one must be mindful of the risks. Proper sizing and application of…
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Routine Monitoring- What Should I Know? Part 2
Continuing from our last post around routine monitoring, let’s jump into biological indicators (BI) and process challenge devices (PCD). BIs contain a microorganism resistant to an intended sterilization cycle and are used to confirm its lethality. For terminal sterilization using H2O2, it always contains at least a million viable spores of Geobacillus stearothermophilus. The BI…
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