Cleaning Up the Mess: Could a New Type of Patient Bath Basin Turn the Tide of HAIs?

Providing safe and effective personal hygiene for hospital or long-term care patients who are unable to bathe themselves should be a simple enough matter. But over the years, bedside bathing has been fraught with serious — even deadly — problems.

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FDA: Healthcare Facilities Should Switch to Disposable Duodenoscopes

Healthcare facilities should switch from using duodenoscopes with fixed endcaps to those with disposable components that include disposable endcaps—or to fully disposable duodenoscopes when they become available, the FDA said in a new Drug Safety Communication.

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