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When cleaning and reprocessing endoscopes:
• Ensure that your staff has the adequate initial training and follow up by conducting annual competency checks
• Store endoscopes in a vertical position to assist in drying.
• Track endoscopes though an infection prevention and control program.
A number of organizations suggest endoscopes should be reprocessed every five days, but SGNA has not released its official stance on this.
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