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Recommendations to Prevent Viral Transmissions due to Improper Medical Practices

December 28, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

September 30, 2014 — This article discusses the faulty clinical practice of reusing contaminated syringes, needles and both multi- and single-dose vials of medicine. This article also provides important recommendations…

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Medical Errors, Infection-Control Breaches and the Use of Adulterated Devices

December 21, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial comments: The following blog is an abstract of my peer-reviewed article: Medical errors, infection-control breaches and the use of adulterated and misbranded medical devices. (Muscarella LF. World J Clin…

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Review of an Evaluation of the STERIS Reliance EPS Reprocessor

December 18, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

BACKGROUND: This blog by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, discusses his comprehensive review of a published evaluation of the STERIS Reliance Endoscope Processing System (“EPS”; Steris Corp., Mentor, OH), which is…

Recommendations to Prevent Viral Transmissions due to Improper Medical Practices

Medical Errors, Infection-Control Breaches and the Use of Adulterated Devices

Review of an Evaluation of the STERIS Reliance EPS Reprocessor

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A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

Dr. Muscarella’s Recent Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections

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Recommendations to Prevent Viral Transmissions due to Improper Medical Practices

Medical Errors, Infection-Control Breaches and the Use of Adulterated Devices

Review of an Evaluation of the STERIS Reliance EPS Reprocessor

You missed

A Proposal to Include ‘Endoscope-Associated Infections’ as a Reportable Medicare Measure to Promote Patient Safety

Hundreds of Thousands of Device Reports Were Submitted Late to FDA, a New Study Has Found, Raising Safety Questions

Endoscopy Patients at Vanderbilt Potentially Exposed to HIV and Hepatitis, County Officials Have Confirmed

Dr. Muscarella’s Recent Recommendations to Medicare to Prevent Hospital-Acquired Infections