infection prevention
Contaminated Saline, a Potential Source of Patient Pathogen Exposure
Saline “flush” bags used to prepare anesthetic medications could be an underappreciated source of ...
MAY 19, 2025
Hospital Mattresses May Be Increasing The Risk for Infection
Nearly three-fourths of hospital beds and mattresses are damaged, placing patients at an increased risk for ...
JULY 17, 2023
Defining Precleaning Workflows Improves Safety, Saves Time
A step-by-step workflow for endoscope precleaning can be applied consistently for endoscopes in different ...
MAY 31, 2023
Expect Infectious Diseases to Skyrocket in the ICU
For decades, infectious diseases were not the leading cause of ICU admittance—only about 20% of cases were ...
APRIL 24, 2023
Transferred Surgical Patients at Higher Risk for Infection
Surgical patients who are transferred between hospitals are more likely than non-transferred patients to develop a ...
DECEMBER 14, 2022
Cellphones Linked to Contamination in the OR
A new initiative by a community health system is addressing a source of OR contamination that many physicians may ...
DECEMBER 5, 2022
Hospital-Acquired Infections Higher at Academic Hospitals During COVID-19 Peak
During the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, hospital-acquired infections occurred more frequently in ...
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Reports of Endoscope Contamination Rose Significantly Since 2014, New Analysis Says
Adverse event reports submitted to the FDA, describing the actual or potential contamination of a reprocessed ...
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Can Infection Prevention Go Green?
Endoscopes are dirty—and not just from the standpoint of infection. They’re dirty because of how much ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2022
Key Steps for Infection Prevention In Ambulatory Surgery Centers
The global coronavirus pandemic has spotlighted the need for infection prevention programs that minimize ...
OCTOBER 12, 2020
Are the Towels in Your Hospital Really Clean?
Several years ago, a group of investigators set out to answer that question. They collected three cleaned towels ...
OCTOBER 5, 2020
