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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > March, 2007 Vol. VIII, No. 3

Infection Control

Are You Reprocessing Laryngoscopes Correctly?

Chris Ekern, RN, and Karen Penn, RN

Sometimes, it's easy to forget that even non-invasive, easy-to-reprocess instruments can pose a cross-contamination and infection risk. A sobering example: After two premature babies died at White Memorial Medical Center in December, Los Angeles public health investigators linked their deaths to contaminated laryngoscope blades. In published reports, the California hospital said that the outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which sickened five other infants, was the result of a break in laryngoscope reprocessing protocol.

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