Critical Care
Reprocessed Urologic Endoscopes Harbor Infection Risk
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA; Silver Spring, MD, USA) has issued a warning on the risk for potentially life-threatening infections associated with reprocessed endoscopes used for viewing the urinary tract, including cystoscopes, cystouerthroscopes, and ureteroscopes. The warning comes after submission of more than 450 reports by manufacturers relating post-procedure infections and other possible contamination problems associated with the cleaning and sterilization of the devices. More...12 Apr 2021
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