Endoscopy
ASGE Reassures Patients of Endoscopy Safety
Published in Lab Business Week, March 16th, 2008
The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) wants to reassure patients that gastrointestinal endoscopy is a safe and effective procedure. The recent news that patients at an endoscopy center in Nevada may have been infected with hepatitis C that could have been spread when clinic staff used unsafe injection practices related to the administration of anesthesia medication shines the spotlight on the importance of infection control practices. This incident should not deter patients from undergoing any endoscopic procedure, as infections such as this occur rarely.
"It is important to realize that the exposures did not result from the procedure itself but...
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Source: Lab Business Week (2008-03-16)
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