Updated Endoscope Cleaning Guidance Urges Move From Manual Cleansing To Sterilization

ANSI/AAMI ST91:2021 offers best practices for cleansing the notoriously difficult-to-clean devices and strongly recommends health care providers transition from manual, sink-based cleaning to sterilization.

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An updated international guidance document that offers best practices for cleaning endoscopes says health care providers should, if possible, stop manually disinfecting the notoriously difficult-to-clean devices.

That’s just one of the updated recommendations found in the guidance from the American National Standards Institute and the Association...

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