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  • The page provides links to information about reprocessing a number of different types of reusable instruments. This list will be frequently updated:

    Anesthesia equipment  ~  Gastrointestinal endoscopes  ~  Rigid, Flexible laryngoscopes  ~   Bronchoscopes  ~  Ultrasound transducers  ~  Sheathed endoscopes  ~  Vaginal probes  ~   Rigid endoscopes  ~  Surgical insturments  ~  Cystoscopes  ~  Biopsy forceps, accessories ~  Dental instruments  ~   Hands, How to clean  ~  Floors  ~  Office instruments  ~  Guidelines for processing instruments (STERRAD 100S)  ~  Reusable supplies, equipment (CDC)  ~  Incubators  ~  Stethoscopes


    Anesthesia equipment:

    1. Infection Control Procedures for Anesthesia Equipment
    2. General Principles of Infection Control for Anesthesia Systems

    Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes: 

    1. Gastrointestinal endoscopes (SGNA's step-by-step protocol)
    2. Gastrointestinal endoscopes ("Multi-Society" guideline)
    3. Muscarella's suggestions, recommendations
    4. Muscarella's views on using gastroscopes for sigmoidoscopy
    5. Flexible endoscopes: Care and maintenance (NHS)
    6. Gastrointestinal endoscopes (ESGE's general guidelines)
    7. Duodenoscopes
    8. Flexible endoscopes (Olympus article)
    9. Delayed reprocessing and difficlut-to-clean Olympus flexible endoscopes
    10. GI endoscopes to be returned to their manufacturer for repair, service.  

     Rigid, Flexible laryngoscopes:

    1. A reprocessing protocol for rigid laryngoscopes (CA Depart. of Health Services)
    2. Are Quaternary ammonium compounds adequate?
    3. Flexible laryngoscopes - step-be-step instructions (A Q-Net article)
    4. Rigid laryngoscopes - step-by-step instructions
    5. McGrath rigid laryngoscope
    6. Blade and handle of a rigid laryngoscope (Welch-Allyn)
    7. Flexible laryngoscopes - General instructions
    8. Prevention of disease transmission during flexible laryngoscopy (AJIC)

    Bronchoscopes:

    1. Bronchoscopes (Daniel A. Culver, Steven M. Gordon and Atul C. Mehta, 2003) 
    2. Bronchoscopes (A Q-Net article)
    3. Bronchoscopes (American College of Chest Physicians and American Association for Bronchology) 

    Ultrasound Transducers:

    1. Reusable ultrasound transducer assemblies used for biopsy procedures, I (FDA)
    2. Reusable ultrasound transducer assemblies used for biopsy procedures, II (VA)
    3. (FYI, a MMWR from the CDC: Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections Associated with Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsies --- Georgia, 2005)
    4. Endocavity ultrasound transducers (sheathed): AIUM Statement
    5. Endocavity ultrasound transducers: Alberta's College of Physicians and Surgeons
    6. Diagnostic Ultrasound systems (see Appendix B)
    7. Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) probes (1)
    8. Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) probes (2)
    9. Cleaning and disinfecting Philips TEE Transducers

    Sheathed endoscopes:

    1. Department of Health, Western Australia (Page 17-3, Part 3)
    2. Muscarella LF. Recommendation I.A. (Page 506)
    3. Endocavity ultrasound transducers (sheathed): AIUM Statement

    Vaginal probes:

    1. Vaginal probes, sheathed instruments
    2. Guidelines For Disinfection Of Intracavitary Transducers

    Rigid endoscopes:

    1. Rigid endoscopes
    2. Care, Maintenance, and Sterilization of Zimmer Orthopaedic
      Manual Instruments
    3. Care of endoscopic instrumentation

    Surgical instruments:

    Cystoscopes:

    1. A. Cystoscopes
    2. B. Cystoscopes, Ureteroscopes

    Biopsy forceps, accessories:

    1. Biopsy forceps (A Q-Net article)
    2. Biopsy forceps (ESGE's general guidelines)
    3. Endoscopic accessories 

    Dental instruments:

    1. How to clean, disinfect, and sterilize a dental operatory
    2. Sterilization and disinfection of dental instruments
    3. Reprocessing instructions for dental hand instruments
    4. Infection control practices in the dental laboratory
    5. Recommended Infection-Control Practices for Dentistry, 1993

    Hands, how to clean:

    1. Guideline for hand hygiene in healthcare settings (2002)
    2. APIC's Guideline for Hand Washing in Health Care Settings, 1995
    3. Proper technique (page 12, 13)

    Floors, Infectious waste, Environmental surfaces:

    1. Decontamination of infectious waste, floors
    2. CDC Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities

    Office instruments

    1. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta

    Guidelines for processing instruments (STERRAD 100S):

    1. Guidelines for processing instruments (Sterrad 100S)

    Reusable supplies, equipment (CDC):

    1. Disinfection of resuable supplies and equipment (CDC)

    Incubators:

    1. Drager Caleo Neonatal Incubator Operating Instructions

    Stethoscopes:

    1. Cleaning stethoscopes  

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