AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Design of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) duodenoscopes may impede effective cleaning.

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Design of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) duodenoscopes may impede effective cleaning.

FDA Safety Communication. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 23, 2015.

Design limitations and production pressure may contribute to insufficient sterilization of complicated medical devices between uses. This announcement raises awareness of risks associated with inadequate cleaning of duodenoscopes that surfaced after a cluster of nosocomial infections at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

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