Hi,
We recently had a survey where we were asked how we clean the endoscope transport suitcase. We currently share scopes on occasion between our different campuses. Obviously we clean prior to placing in transport case and following procedure prior to return. The surveyor asked how we know the case is clean and no risk of cross contamination of scopes. We don't have a cleaning process in place but it would also be very difficult to clean the interior as it is made of foam. Has anyone else ran into this issue with a survey or have a process in place for cleaning these transport cases? Thanks
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Nikki Gardner RN, CIC, CNOR
Infection Preventionist
St. Charles Healthcare
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