FEATURE: Disinfecting, Handling and Storing Endoscopes in the Time of Coronavirus

FEATURE


Disinfecting, Handling and Storing Endoscopes in the Time of Coronavirus

Follow CDC practices and recommendations from gastroenterology societies

BY ROBERT KURTZ | SEPTEMBER 2020

COVID-19 has not changed the importance of proper disinfection, handling and storage of endoscopes to ensure patient and staff safety. What the virus has done, says Shelley Allison, RN, director of nursing at EndoCenter in Covington, Louisiana, is further underscore it.

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