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fy that we passed the manual clean: swab of distal tip, flush of channel, swab of elevator. If any of those tests don't pass, we reclean it. In 20 months, we've had 1 positive culture, which was a waterborne contaminant. We visually inspect the inside of every GI scope with a borescope and test for residual proteins at the end of the manual clean using ATP testing. We inspect the exte- rior of a device with a magnifier. Impact statement If we can eliminate a surgical site infection or an employee injury due to our efforts, that's where the impact is. Every member of our C suite has been through my department. We make them watch how complex it is to reprocess an endoscope, how strenuous it is to stand over the sink in full PPE, in the water, in the heat, for 8 hours. OSM Ms. Gibbs (jgibbs@altru.org) is the manager of the central sterile department at Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D.

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