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Preventable tragedies: superbugs and how ineffective monitoring of medical device safety fails patients.
US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. January 13, 2016.
Insufficient sterilization of duodenoscopes and other medical equipment has been linked to health care–associated infection outbreaks. This report summarizes findings from a government investigation into existing methods for monitoring and reporting device problems and provides recommendations for Congress, hospitals, and the Food and Drug Administration to augment identification and prevention of safety issues associated with medical devices.
Journal Article > Study
Adverse events after screening and follow-up colonoscopy.
Rutter CM, Johnson E, Miglioretti DL, Mandelson MT, Inadomi J, Buist DSM. Cancer Causes Control. 2012;23:289-296.
This study of more than 45,000 colonoscopies found that 4.7 serious adverse events occurred per 1000 screening colonoscopies. Advanced age and the need for polyp removal were associated with increased risk of adverse events.
Journal Article > Commentary
Validating patient safety in the endoscopy unit using The Joint Commission standards.
Ragsdale JA. Gastroenterol Nurs. 2011;34:218-223.
This commentary applied Joint Commission patient safety standards to the endoscopy care setting and suggests that audits can improve staff engagement in safety work.
Journal Article > Study
The incidence and cost of unexpected hospital use after scheduled outpatient endoscopy.
Leffler DA, Kheraj R, Garud S, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1752-1757.
An automated surveillance system within an existing electronic medical record detected many more post-procedural adverse events than standard voluntary reporting.