Simethicone is retained in endoscopes despite reprocessing GIE 2019
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by Kara Nadeau Della Vecchia In recent years the healthcare industry has turned a critical eye toward immediate-use steam sterilization (IUSS) – formerly known as flash sterilization – because its use in inappropriate clinical situations can increase the risk of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). But the use of IUSS is still . . . Read more