Home › Forums › Infexion Connexion › Infacol and endoscopy › Re: Infacol and endoscopy
Author:
Joanna Harris
Email:
Joanna.Harris@HEALTH.NSW.GOV.AU
Organisation:
State:
As I was unfortunately unable to be at the conference I’d be interested to know what the issue with this is, and whether infection prevention and control concerns have been identified as theoretical or real issues.
Just this afternoon I have been asked to advise about the use of infacol by endoscopists. Apparently the intention is to reduce the development of mucus ‘bubbles’ that could obscure the field of vision.
Our endoscopy unit staff are concerned about a build-up of residue and possible biofilm in the CO2/water channels and on the tubing leading from the CO2 bottles to the ‘scope. They are also finding that insufflation seems to have been affected recently and think it might be due to a greasy coating affecting valves and seals etc.
Although there are clearly a few non-IPC issues here, I am hoping to be able to answer infection control-related concerns.
Has anybody had any experience of the use of infacol in CO2 and/or water channels confirmed as leading to the transmission of pathogens, or ineffective reprocessing?
Thanks in anticipation 🙂
Jo Harris
Nurse Manager, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Infection Management and Control Service (IMACS)
Telephone – mobile 0475 943494 / Wollongong office 02 4222 5898 / Warrawong office 02 4221 6820
Joanna.Harris@health.nsw.gov.au
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au
[http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/images/communications/e-signatures/images/NSW-Health-Master.jpg]
Dear members
At the recent ACIPC conference in Melbourne there was some discussion about using “infacol” during endoscopy and the risk of developing biofilm in the channels.
Does anyone have any literature regarding this so I can show one of my general surgeons – who doesn’t seem to think this is an issue!
Thanks
Jenny
Kind regards,
Jenny McCarthy
Operating Room Manger/Infection Prevention and Control Coordinator
Maryvale Private Hospital
PO Box 348, Morwell, 3840
286 Maryvale Rd. Morwell, 3840
T +61 3 5132 1283 | F +61 3 5132 1281
E jenny@maryvaleph.com.au
Maryvale Private Hospital Confidentiality and Privacy Notice
NOTICE – This e-mail is only intended to be read by the named recipient. It may contain information which is confidential or proprietary. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient you should not copy this e-mail or use the information contained in it for any purpose nor disclose its contents to any other person. Maryvale Private Hospital Pty Ltd accepts no responsibility for electronic viruses or damage caused as a result of this email or for changes made to this email or to any attachments after transmission from Maryvale Private Hospital. You should not distribute or publish the contents of this email or any attachment without the prior consent of Maryvale Private Hospital.
* Please consider the environment before printing this email
MESSAGES POSTED TO THIS LIST ARE SOLELY THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE OPINION OF ACIPC.
The use of trade/product/commercial brand names through the list is discouraged by ACIPC. If you wish to discuss specific reference to products or services by brand or commercial names, please do this outside the list.
Archive of all messages are available at http://aicalist.org.au/archives – registration and login required.
Replies to this message will be directed back to the list. To create a new message send an email to aicalist@aicalist.org.au
To send a message to the list administrator send an email to aicalist-request@aicalist.org.au.
You can unsubscribe from this list be sending ‘signoff aicalist’ (without the quotes) to listserv@aicalist.org.au
This message is intended for the addressee named and may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete it and notify the sender.
Views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, and are not necessarily the views of NSW Health or any of its entities.
MESSAGES POSTED TO THIS LIST ARE SOLELY THE OPINION OF THE AUTHOR, AND DO NOT REPRESENT THE OPINION OF ACIPC.
The use of trade/product/commercial brand names through the list is discouraged by ACIPC. If you wish to discuss specific reference to products or services by brand or commercial names, please do this outside the list.
Archive of all messages are available at http://aicalist.org.au/archives – registration and login required.
Replies to this message will be directed back to the list. To create a new message send an email to aicalist@aicalist.org.au
To send a message to the list administrator send an email to aicalist-request@aicalist.org.au.
You can unsubscribe from this list be sending ‘signoff aicalist’ (without the quotes) to listserv@aicalist.org.au