Pre-Cleaning

Most medical offices offering endoscopic services are so busy with patients and endoscopy procedures that the time between the pre-cleaning and manual cleaning is not even given a second thought as there is none. A stacked patient schedule doesn't allow for down time, but what happens if there's an anomaly. Some rare situation that arises where there's a longer delay than there ever should be and your system and protocols are tested. Are you ready for that?  In these rare situations, if there's no protocol in place you may be at risk of a failure of your AER being able to perform its job ...

Each manufacturer has their own requirements and guidelines for cleaning and testing of the AERs (Automatic Endoscopic Reprocessors) they manufacture. And the manufacturers of endoscopes also have their own cleaning requirements set forth. It's important that you read the manuals for the specific AER and endoscopes you have purchased to make sure you are following the procedures set forth for your specific equipment. Endoscopes are extremely complicated devices that are reused on patients and the risk of infection is high if not properly pre-cleaned and disinfected. There are so many places th...