More Urology Articles
How Social Media Benefits Both Urologists and Their Patients
Public Health
Urologists discuss the advantages and disadvantages of social media, which platforms early-career urologists can use to share content and engage with patients, and common pitfalls to avoid.
Triaging Urology Procedures: Proceed With Most Cystoscopies Without Delay
Preventing Infection
Many urological procedures can be safely delayed at this time, but cystoscopy – for diagnostic and surveillance purposes or the removal of ureteral stents – should proceed.
Infection Outbreak Linked to Reusable Cystoscope Irrigation Plugs
Preventing Infection
Investigators detailed a case at the University Hospitals of Leicester in the UK, where irrigation plugs were the cause of an outbreak pegged to 15 cystoscopy procedures.
AUA 2023: How to Calculate the True Cost of Cystoscopy
Analyzing Value
Research presented at the annual conference detailed how to find the cost per procedure performed with a reusable cystoscope.
Comparing Sterilization and High-Level Disinfection in Flexible Cystoscope Reprocessing
Preventing Infection
Following updated AUA guidelines in 2010, Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Florida changed its reprocessing protocols for flexible cystoscopes. What does a new analysis reveal comparing the success rates of sterilization vs. high-level disinfection in reprocessing?
More From Single-Use Endoscopy
Best Practices
From progress in the gender wage gap to new roles for physician assistants, the otolaryngology space is a busy place.
Preventing Infection
Research presented recently at ACG 2023 proves this, as well as low adverse event rates from single-use models.
