How to sterilize a Nasal Endoscope?

Subject: How to sterilize a Nasal Endoscope?

Date: Mon Jul 28 15:42:43 2008
Posted by No name entered.
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Medicine
ID: 1217284963.Me

Message:


I had a nasal endoscopy in the ENT doctor's office.  What
shocked me wasn't the examination itself but the sterilization process of the
instrument.  The endoscope was placed in a tall jar of some chemical solution
after each examination.  The doctor couldn't tell me what the solution was but
he said that was the only way to sterilize the instrument patient after
patient.  Can't remember if he rinsed it before he stuck it into my nose and
down ......  I don't feel comfortable using the instrument after others.  Can
you help me understand this sterilization process?  I wonder if the doctor
changes the solution at all. 

Appreciate any help you can give.

Re: How to sterilize a Nasal Endoscope?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Medicine | Medicine archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Medicine.