Sentence examples for probe decontamination from inspiring English sources
US probe decontamination.
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US probe decontamination Complete decontamination of US transducers is challenging [8, 37].
There is a wide range of ultrasound probe decontamination practices in Europe.
With regard to endo-cavity US probe decontamination procedures, the majority of respondents (69%%) chose "wiping off ultrasound gel and disinfection after each patient with foam/wipe".
Several more recent publications from the USA and Canada relating to the safe use of medical gel and US probe decontamination are available, as well as guidance from Australasia and France [40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45].
NHS Health Scotland has just published a document, Guidance for Decontamination of Semi-Critical Ultrasound Probes; Semi-invasive and Non-invasive Ultrasound Probes [39], regarding recommended protocols.
Even when performing low-level decontamination, e.g., single-step wiping of probes with a disinfectant, persistent contamination was found on trans-vaginal US probes after probe covers had been used [8, 16]. 2.
Another technical characteristic should be required for the use of lung ultrasound in the ICU: the probes and the ultrasound machine should comply with repeated decontamination procedures since they serve multiple patients, and can be the vector for resistant pathogens that could be disseminated in the ICU [ 12- 24].
bThe contaminated probe should not be placed in the probe holder before decontamination.
Capital investment for additional transducers and decontamination equipment may be needed, and there will be higher ongoing costs for probe covers and sterile gel.
