Best Practices for High-Level Disinfection and Sterilization of Endoscopes

High-profile outbreaks have been associated with improper medical device reprocessing, and despite a preponderance of guidelines and recommended practices, sterile processing personnel are challenged by real-world conditions that impact practices significantly. Sterile processing personnel and infection preventionists must work together to ensure that proper reprocessing protocols for high-level disinfection and sterilization are being followed, and healthcare institution leadership must ensure that these departments have the staff and resources necessary for a high-functioning reprocessing program.

Outbreaks can be caused by improperly reprocessed endoscopes and medical devices
Renewed scrutiny by regulatory agencies and accreditation bodies is forcing change
Best practices for proper scope reprocessing are promulgated by numerous guidelines

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