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I'm no expert but aren't you exposing one patient to the previous patient's poop? There could be anything from a lovely c-diff payload to something the next guy
by technofiend 7y ago
I'm no expert but aren't you exposing one patient to the previous patient's poop? There could be anything from a lovely c-diff payload to something the next guy is allegeric to like nuts. As a layperson it hardly seems harmless.
- Defenestresque 7y agoI have a feeling OP means they are sterilized or autoclaved but some (now non-dangerous) particles remain as there is no medical point in thoroughly cleaning them after sterilization. Which would make sense.
- Frost1x 7y agoPeople get a bit paranoid about how "clean" things are. I for one am not as concerned about how "clean" something looks but how potentially harmful it is to my livelihood. Looks can be deceiving, either way, without considering the entire situation. Something that looks unclean can be sterile and harmless while something sterile and visually clean can be incredibly harmful as well (e.g. water with certain toxins or compounds).
- univalent 7y agoExactly.
- vikramkr 7y agoThe first (not sure if reputable) article I came across regarding this suggests that this is absolutely a major public health concern and maybe people working in medical devices passing it off as harmless is part of the problem... https://www.focusforhealth.org/need-a-colonoscopy-the-one-question-you-must-ask-before-any-endoscopic-procedure/ https://www.focusforhealth.org/need-a-colonoscopy-the-one-qu...