ULTRASOUND Messages for June, 2007: Re: ULTRASOUND digest 2689

Re: ULTRASOUND digest 2689

From: Joshua Copel

Joshua.Copel@Yale.edu

Sat Jun 23 16:52:17 2007

http://www.aium.org/publications/statements/_statementSelected.asp?statement=27

Josh Copel (Pres. AIUM)

ultrasound@obgyn.net wrote: > ULTRASOUND Digest 2689
>
> Topics covered in this issue include:
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> 1) RE: disinfecting vaginal probes
> by "DuBose, Terry" <DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu>
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> From: "DuBose, Terry" <DuboseTerryJ@uams.edu>
> To: "Diane Cressy" <dcressy@gmail.com>, Ultrasound@OBGYN.net
> Subject: RE: disinfecting vaginal probes
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> You probably should check your user's manual for the sonographic instrument.
> The time of the soak also varies with the disinfecting agent used; the label
> should say something about this.
>
> This has been discussed (debated?) here in years past. Some have said > that
> washing with soap and water, then using a condom or other cover is adequate.
> The example given was by a gynecologist said that he did not soak his hands
> in Cydex or boiling oil before performing a bimanual pelvic exam; he just
> washes and wears gloves.
>
> You can start with this message:
> http://forums.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html
>
> Also do searches (bottom of the forum page) on "transducers" and you will
> find many more messages.
>
> Good luck, Terry
>
> Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM
>
> Associate Professor & Director
> Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
> University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, CHRP
> 4301 West Markham St. Mail Slot #563
> Little Rock, Arkansas, 72205 USA
> 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948
> DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu
> http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/
> http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm
> http://www.io.com/~dubose/
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> From: Diane Cressy [mailto:dcressy@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:36 PM
> To: Ultrasound@OBGYN.net; DuBose, Terry
> Subject: disinfecting vaginal probes
>
> Are there any standards for disinfection of vaginal probes? I have always
> worked in hospital based facilities and it was always standard to soak the
> probes in cidex for a minimum of 20 mins. The last facility I worked at was
> an OP clinic (offsite for hospital in San Francisco) and they were soaking
> the probes for 45 mins.
>
> I am now working in an OB-Gyn office for the first time and am being asked > to
> do mutiple vaginal exams in succesion with virtually no soak time. One of > the
> docs asked me if there were standards for it because the office he came from
> did not even soak. They simply used an antibacterial wipe between cases
>
> (and a condom of course.) I had always thought it was a standard to soak for
> 20 mins. Am I misguided??? Thanks.
>
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> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>You probably should check your > user’s
> manual for the sonographic instrument.   The time of the soak also
> varies with the disinfecting agent used; the label should say something > about
> this.<o:p></o:p>
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> style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'><o:p> </o:p>
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> style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>This has been discussed (debated?) > here
> in years past.    Some have said that washing with soap and
> water, then using a condom or other cover is adequate.   The > example
> given was by a gynecologist said that he did not soak his hands in Cydex or
> boiling oil before performing a bimanual pelvic exam; he just washes and > wears
> gloves.  <o:p></o:p>
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> style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'><o:p> </o:p>
>
> style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>You can start with this message: <a
> href="http://forums.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html">http://foru> ms.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html</a><o:p></o:p>
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> style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Also do searches (bottom of the forum
> page) on “transducers” and you will find many more > messages.<o:p></o:p>
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> style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Good luck, Terry > <o:p></o:p>
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> s> New Roman"><span
> style='font-size:10.0pt;color:green'>Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, > FAIUM 
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> Associate Professor & Director 
> Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program 
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
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> of <st1:PlaceName
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> <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4301 West Markham > St.</st1:address></st1:Street>
> Mail Slot #563 
> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Little Rock</st1:City>, > <st1:State
> w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:State>, <st1:PostalCode > w:st="on">72205</st1:PostalCode>
> <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place> 
> 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948 
> DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu 
> <a > href="http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/">http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sono> graphy/</a> 
> <a > href="http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm">http://www.obgyn.net/us/pa> nel/panel.htm</a> 
> <a href="http://www.io.com/~dubose/">http://www.io.com/~dubose/</a> 
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> style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:> <font
> size=2 face=Tahoma>> > Diane
> Cressy [mailto:dcressy@gmail.com] 
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 > 5:36
> PM 
> To: Ultrasound@OBGYN.net; > DuBose,
> Terry 
> Subject: disinfecting vaginal
> probes<o:p></o:p>
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> style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p>
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> s> New Roman"><span
> style='font-size:12.0pt'>Are there any standards for disinfection of > vaginal
> probes? I have always worked in hospital based facilities and it was > always
> standard to soak the probes in cidex for a minimum of 20 mins. The last
> facility I worked at was an OP clinic (offsite for hospital in <st1:City > w:st="on"><st1:place
> w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place></st1:City>) and they were soaking the
> probes for 45 mins. <o:p></o:p>
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> s> New Roman"><span
> style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p>
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> s> New Roman"><span
> style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am now working in an OB-Gyn office for the > first
> time and am being asked to do mutiple vaginal exams in succesion with > virtually
> no soak time. One of the docs asked me if there were standards for it > because
> the office he came from did not even soak. They simply used an antibacterial
> wipe between cases <o:p></o:p>
>
> </div>
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> <div>
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> s> New Roman"><span
> style='font-size:12.0pt'>(and a condom of course.) I had always thought i> t> was
> a standard to soak for 20 mins. Am I misguided??? > Thanks.<o:p></o:p>
>
> </div>
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