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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Reports of Endoscope Contamination Rose Significantly Since 2014, New Analysis Says

Enhanced vigilance and more procedures likely contributed to the increase

Originally published by our sister publication, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

Adverse event reports submitted to the FDA, describing the actual or potential contamination of a reprocessed flexible endoscope, have increased significantly over the past seven years, according to a review and analysis.

The report, released in January by Lawrence Muscarella, PhD, the president of LFM Healthcare Solutions and a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-related