Public Health

The global pandemic has boosted the volume, citations and attention for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19-related otolaryngology journal articles.

Prevention Strategies

The only agreed-upon endoscope reprocessing standard, experts note, is to follow the manufacturers’ instructions for use — but those IFUs can contain hundreds of steps and can be impossible for staffers to follow down to the letter.

Public Health

Although critical care doctors largely are satisfied with their jobs, they also report high job stress and low satisfaction when it comes to work-life balance, according to a new survey.

Public Health

University of Chicago researchers scrutinized 10 years’ worth of insurance claims to better understand the growing role of advanced practice providers in urologic care.

Performing Procedures

Bronchoscopic lung volume reduction can improve cardiac function and quality of life in patients suffering from extreme emphysema.

Prevention Strategies

The agency’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health issued two warning letters to Olympus for violations including failure to adhere to medical device reporting (MDR) requirements and quality systems regulations.

Preventing Infection

Adding this step to the reprocessing process is efficient and feasible, researchers from Mayo Clinic say.

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Procedure

Expect these trends — including diversity in the GI workforce, single-use duodenoscopes, and the ongoing pandemic — to drive discussion in the field in 2023.

Prevention Strategies

The new updates classify high-risk endoscopes while enhancing all areas of their reprocessing.