This week's Topic: Infection Control
Good Morning everyone! This week we will be tackling the wonderful world of ultrasound infection control!
Topic: USJC
Time: Mar 27, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Time: Mar 27, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84336283726?pwd=ZkVKYkM5ejFCOUp5SHM1T1pacVpzZz09
Meeting ID: 843 3628 3726
Passcode: 12345
Articles for Discussion are listed below with the PDFs attached to this email.
Extra Content can be found below in the green text for anyone wanting to dive into the topic further.
Article 1
Infection Prevention and Control in Ultrasound- Best Practice Recommendations From the European Society of Radiology Ultrasound Working Group – Insights into Imaging (2017)
Article 2
High Risk HPV Contamination of Endocavitary Vaginal Ultrasound Probes: An Underestimated Route of Nosocomial Infection? – PLOS One (2012)
Article 3
Potential Infection Control Risks Associated with Ultrasound Equipment- A Bacterial Perspective Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (2016)
Article 4
Ultrasound Guidance and Risk for Central Venous Catheter-Related Infections in the Intensive Care Unit: A Post Hoc Analysis of Individual Data of 3 Multicentered Randomized Trials – Clinical Infectious Diseases (2020)
Fellows and rotators please supplement reading with Ma and Mateers EM US Chapter 1 (Equipment)
EXTRAS ****
ACEP Guidelines for Ultrasound Transducer Cleaning and Disinfection
5- Minute Sono: Machine Decontamination for High-Risk Infectious Disease Patients
EMCRIT- Ultrasound Decontamination Figure
High-Risk-HPV-Contamination-of-Endocavity-Vaginal-Ultrasound-Probes-An-Underestimated-Route-of-Nosocomial-Infection.pdf Infection-prevention-and-control-in-ultrasound-best-practice-recommendations-from-the-European-Society-of-Radiology-Ultrasound-Working-Group.pdf Potential-Infection-Control-Risks-Associated-with-Ultrasound-Equipment-–-A-Bacterial-Perspective.pdf Ultrasound-Guidance-and-Risk-for-Central-Venous-Catheter–Related-Infections-in-the-Intensive-Care-Unit-A-Post-Hoc-Analysis-of-Individual-Data-of-3-Multicenter-Randomized-Trials.pdf