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How COVID-19 is Making the Case for Single-Use Bronchoscopes
Prevention Strategies
Becker’s Hospital Review explored bronchoscope reprocessing and cross-contamination issues in a recent feature story. It’s an important issue to probe, especially now.
CHEST Guidelines for Bronchoscopy During COVID-19 Pandemic
Best Practices
'In such a kinetic milieu, these can be expected to evolve based on an expanding evidence base, the public health burden of disease, and the availability of trained personnel or medical infrastructure,' the authors of the guidelines write.
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Patient Safety Awareness Week
Errors or instances of preventable harm in healthcare can have a wide range of physical, emotional, and financial effects on patients, according to the IHI, which is why the organization recognizes Patient Safety Awareness Week annually.
Preventing Infection
Staffing challenges in the field predate the COVID-19 pandemic.
