Each type of endoscope requires specialized cleaning as determined by the manufacturer as well as provincial and national guidelines. (iStockphoto) The discovery that a Quebec hospital failed to properly sterilize an endoscope for eight years points to a need for tracking and reporting whether hospitals are following stringent cleaning practices, a medical expert says. "If you don't have a standardized process across the board and if you don't review it on a regular basis, then you can find that problems slip through," said Dr. David Armstrong, the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology's lead for its quality committee. Hotel-Dieu de...
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