Re: ULTRASOUND digest 2689
From: Terry DuBose (terrydubose@sbcglobal.net)
Sat Jun 23 17:50:18 2007
Ah, yes. I completely forgot about the AIUM Guidelines. Thanks, Terry
Joshua Copel <Joshua.Copel@Yale.edu> wrote: see also
for AIUM Guideline
Josh Copel
(Pres. AIUM)
ultrasound@obgyn.net wrote:
> ULTRASOUND Digest 2689
>
> Topics covered in this issue include:
>
> 1) RE: disinfecting vaginal probes
> by "DuBose, Terry"
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> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:23:01 -0500
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> From: "DuBose, Terry"
> To: "Diane Cressy" , 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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> > style='font-size:
> 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.
>
> > style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>
>
> > 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.
>
> > style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>
>
> > style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>You can start with this message: > href="http://forums.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html">http://foru> ms.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html
>
> > 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.
>
> > style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>
>
> > style='font-size:
> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Good luck, Terry >
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> s> New Roman">> style='font-size:10.0pt;color:green'>Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, > FAIUM
>
> Associate Professor & Director
> Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
> University>
>> >>
> of > w:st="on">Arkansas for Medical Sciences, > CHRP
> 4301 West Markham > St.
> Mail Slot #563
> Little Rock, > > w:st="on">Arkansas, > w:st="on">72205
> USA
> 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948
> DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu
> > href="http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/">http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sono> graphy/
> > href="http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm">http://www.obgyn.net/us/pa> nel/panel.htm
> http://www.io.com/~dubose/
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> face=Tahoma>> style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:> > 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
>
>
>
> s> New Roman">> style='font-size:12.0pt'>
>
>
> s> New Roman">> 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 > w:st="on">> w:st="on">San Francisco) and they were soaking the
> probes for 45 mins.
>
>
>
> s> New Roman">> style='font-size:12.0pt'>
>
>
>
> s> New Roman">> 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
>
>
>
> s> New Roman">> 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.
>
>
>
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Ah, yes. I completely forgot about the AIUM Guidelines. Thanks, Terry <BR><BR><B><I>Joshua Copel <Joshua.Copel@Yale.edu></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">see also <BR><HTTP: _statementSelected.asp?statement="27" statements publications www.aium.org><BR>for AIUM Guideline<BR><BR>Josh Copel<BR>(Pres. AIUM)<BR><BR>ultrasound@obgyn.net wrote:<BR>> ULTRASOUND Digest 2689<BR>><BR>> Topics covered in this issue include:<BR>><BR>> 1) RE: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>> by "DuBose, Terry" <DUBOSETERRYJ@UAMS.EDU><BR>><BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:23:01 -0500<BR>> From: "DuBose, Terry" <DUBOSETERRYJ@UAMS.EDU><BR>> To: "Diane Cressy" <DCRESSY@GMAIL.COM>, Ultrasound@OBGYN.net<BR>> Subject: RE: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>> Message-ID: <D1245FBD84EB534FA9B74ED683CF7966449314@MAIL2.AD.UAMS.EDU><BR>> Content-class: urn:content-classes:message<BR>> MIME-Version: 1.0<BR>> Content-Type: multipart/alternative;<BR>> boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C7B5B2.C57D756D"<BR>><BR>> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.<BR>><BR>> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7B5B2.C57D756D<BR>> Content-Type: text/plain;<BR>> charset=us-ascii<BR>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable<BR>><BR>> You probably should check your user's manual for the sonographic instrument.<BR>> The time of the soak also varies with the disinfecting agent used; the label<BR>> should say something about this.<BR>><BR>> =20<BR>><BR>> This has been discussed (debated=3F) here in years past. Some have said =<BR>> that<BR>> washing with soap and water, then using a condom or other cover is adequate.<BR>> The example given was by a gynecologist said that he did not soak his hands<BR>> in
Ah, yes. I completely forgot about the AIUM Guidelines. Thanks, Terry <BR><BR><B><I>Joshua Copel <Joshua.Copel@Yale.edu></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">see also <BR><HTTP: _statementSelected.asp?statement="27" statements publications www.aium.org><BR>for AIUM Guideline<BR><BR>Josh Copel<BR>(Pres. AIUM)<BR><BR>ultrasound@obgyn.net wrote:<BR>> ULTRASOUND Digest 2689<BR>><BR>> Topics covered in this issue include:<BR>><BR>> 1) RE: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>> by "DuBose, Terry" <DUBOSETERRYJ@UAMS.EDU><BR>><BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:23:01 -0500<BR>> From: "DuBose, Terry" <DUBOSETERRYJ@UAMS.EDU><BR>> To: "Diane Cressy" <DCRESSY@GMAIL.COM>, Ultrasound@OBGYN.net<BR>> Subject: RE: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>> Message-ID: Cydex or boiling oil before performing a bimanual pelvic exam; he just<BR>> washes and wears gloves. =20<BR>><BR>> =20<BR>><BR>> You can start with this message:<BR>> http://forums.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html<BR>><BR>> Also do searches (bottom of the forum page) on "transducers" and you will<BR>> =66ind many more messages.<BR>><BR>> =20<BR>><BR>> Good luck, Terry=20<BR>><BR>> =20<BR>><BR>> Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, FAIUM<BR>><BR>> Associate Professor & Director<BR>> Diagnostic Medical SAh, yes. I completely forgot about the AIUM Guidelines. Thanks, Terry <BR><BR><B><I>Joshua Copel <Joshua.Copel@Yale.edu></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">see also <BR><HTTP: _statementSelected.asp?statement="27" statements publications www.aium.org><BR>for AIUM Guideline<BR><BR>Josh Copel<BR>(Pres. AIUM)<BR><BR>ultrasound@obgyn.net wrote:<BR>> ULTRASOUND Digest 2689<BR>><BR>> Topics covered in this issue include:<BR>><BR>> 1) RE: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>> by "DuBose, Terry" <DUBOSETERRYJ@UAMS.EDU><BR>><BR>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 11:23:01 -0500<BR>> From: "DuBose, Terry" <DUBOSETERRYJ@UAMS.EDU><BR>> To: "Diane Cressy" <DCRESSY@GMAIL.COM>, Ultrasound@OBGYN.net<BR>> Subject: RE: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>> Message-ID: ---------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> ________________________________<BR>><BR>> From: Diane Cressy [mailto:dcressy@gmail.com] <BR>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:36 PM<BR>> To: Ultrasound@OBGYN.net; DuBose, Terry<BR>> Subject: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>> Are there any standards for disinfection of vaginal probes? I have always<BR>> worked in hospital based facilities and it was always standard to soak the<BR>> probes in cidex for a minimum of 20 mins. The last facility I worked at was<BR>> an OP clinic (offsite f because the office he came from<BR>> did not even soak. They simply used an antibacterial wipe between cases=20<BR>><BR>> (and a condom of course.) I had always thought it was a standard to soak for<BR>> 20 mins. Am I misguided=3F=3F=3F Thanks.<BR>><BR>><BR>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is =<BR>> =66or the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidentia=<BR>> l=<BR>> and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or =<BR>> distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please =<BR>> contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original =<BR>> message.<BR>><BR>> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7B5B2.C57D756D<BR>> Content-Type: text/html;<BR>> charset=us-ascii<BR>> Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable<BR>><BR>> > xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" =<BR>>
---------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> ________________________________<BR>><BR>> From: Diane Cressy [mailto:dcressy@gmail.com] <BR>> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 5:36 PM<BR>> To: Ultrasound@OBGYN.net; DuBose, Terry<BR>> Subject: disinfecting vaginal probes<BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>> Are there any standards for disinfection of vaginal probes? I have always<BR>> worked in hospital based facilities and it was always standard to soak the<BR>> probes in cidex for a minimum of 20 mins. The last facility I worked at was<BR>> an OP clinic (offsite for hospital in San Francisco) and they were soaking<BR>> the probes for 45 mins. <BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>> I am now working in an OB-Gyn office for the first time and am being asked =<BR>> to<BR>> do mutiple vaginal exams in succesion with virtually no soak time. One of =<BR>> the<BR>> docs asked me if there were standards for it
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>This has been discussed (debated?) =<BR>> here<BR>> in years past. Some have said that washing with soap and<BR>> water, then using a condom or other cover is adequate. The =<BR>> example<BR>> given was by a gynecologist said that he did not soak his hands in Cydex or<BR>> boiling oil before performing a bimanual pelvic exam; he just washes and =<BR>> wears<BR>> gloves. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial
color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>You can start with this message: <A<BR>> href="http://forums.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html">http://foru=<BR>> ms.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.9707/0497.html</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Also do searches (bottom of the forum<BR>> page) on “transducers” and you will find many more =<BR>> messages.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>>
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'>Good luck, Terry =<BR>> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=#3d0e00 size=3><SPAN ="<br">> style='font-size:<BR>> 12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:green'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <DIV><BR>><BR>> <div><FONT face='3D"Time=<br' color=#3d0e00 size=3>> s=<BR>> New Roman"><SPAN<BR>> style='font-size:10.0pt;color:green'>Terry J. DuBose, M.S., RDMS, FSDMS, =<BR>> FAIUM<BR><BR>> <BR><BR>> Associate Professor & Director<BR><BR>> Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program<BR><BR>> <st1:place w:st='3D"on"'><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 /><st1:PlaceType w:st='3D"on"'>University> <BR>>> =<BR>>> <BR>> of <st1:PlaceName<br>> w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:PlaceName<br></st1:PlaceType> for Medical Sciences, =<BR>> CHRP<BR><BR>> <st1:Street w:st='3D"on"'><st1:address
w:st='3D"on"'>4301 West Markham =<BR>> St.</st1:address></st1:Street><BR>> Mail Slot #563<BR><BR>> <st1:place w:st='3D"on"'><st1:City w:st='3D"on"'>Little Rock</st1:City>, =<BR>> <st1:State<br>> w:st="on">Arkansas</st1:State<br>, <st1:PostalCode ="<br">> w:st="on">72205</st1:PostalCode><BR>> <st1:country-region w:st='3D"on"'>USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><BR><BR>> 501-686-6510 or 501-686-5948<BR><BR>> DuBoseTerryJ@UAMS.edu<BR><BR>> <A ="<br">> href="http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sonography/">http://www.uams.edu/chrp/sono=<BR>> graphy/</A><BR><BR>> <A ="<br">> href="http://www.obgyn.net/us/panel/panel.htm">http://www.obgyn.net/us/pa=<BR>> nel/panel.htm</A><BR><BR>> <A href="http://us.f815.mail.yahoo.com/ym/3D%22http://www.io.com/~dubose/%22">http://www.io.com/~dubose/</A><BR><BR>> ---------------------------------------------------------------</SPAN></FON=<BR>> t><FONT<BR>>
size=3D2><SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>> <DIV><BR>><BR>> <DIV class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter ="<br">> style=3D'margin-left:.5in;text-align:center'><FONT<BR>> size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><SPAN><BR>><BR>> <HR tabIndex=3D-1 align=3Dcenter width=3 SIZE=3> <BR>><BR>> </SPAN></FONT></DIV><BR>><BR>> <div class=3DMsoNormal><B><FONT size=3 ="<br">> =66ace=3DTahoma><SPAN<BR>> style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</SPAN>=<BR>> </FONT></B><FONT<BR>> size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><SPAN>=<BR>> =<BR>> Diane<BR>> Cressy [mailto:dcressy@gmail.com] <BR><BR>> <B><SPAN>Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, June 22, 2007 =<BR>> 5:36<BR>> PM<BR><BR>> <B><SPAN>To:</SPAN></B> Ultrasound@OBGYN.net; =<BR>> DuBose,<BR>> Terry<BR><BR>> <B><SPAN>Subject:</SPAN></B> disinfecting vaginal<BR>>
probes</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></div><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face='3D"Time=<br' size=3>> s=<BR>> New Roman"><SPAN<BR>> style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> <DIV><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face='3D"Time=<br' size=3>> s=<BR>> New Roman"><SPAN<BR>> style='font-size:12.0pt'>Are there any standards for disinfection of =<BR>> vaginal<BR>> probes? I have always worked in hospital based facilities and it was =<BR>> always<BR>> standard to soak the probes in cidex for a minimum of 20 mins. The last<BR>> facility I worked at was an OP clinic (offsite for hospital in <st1:City ="<br">> w:st="on"><st1:place<br>> w:st="on">San Francisco</st1:place<br></st1:City>) and they were soaking the<BR>> probes for 45 mins. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>>
<DIV><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face='3D"Time=<br' size=3>> s=<BR>> New Roman"><SPAN<BR>> style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>> <DIV><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face='3D"Time=<br' size=3>> s=<BR>> New Roman"><SPAN<BR>> style='font-size:12.0pt'>I am now working in an OB-Gyn office for the =<BR>> first<BR>> time and am being asked to do mutiple vaginal exams in succesion with =<BR>> virtually<BR>> no soak time. One of the docs asked me if there were standards for it =<BR>> because<BR>> the office he came from did not even soak. They simply used an antibacterial<BR>> wipe between cases <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>> <DIV><BR>><BR>> <div class=MsoNormal><FONT face='3D"Time=<br' size=3>> s=<BR>> New Roman"><SPAN<BR>> style='font-size:12.0pt'>(and a
condom of course.) I had always thought i=<BR>> t=<BR>> was<BR>> a standard to soak for 20 mins. Am I misguided??? =<BR>> Thanks.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></div><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>> </DIV><BR>><BR>><BR>> <div><PRE wrap>Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any<CR>=<BR>> =<BR>> attachments, is for the sole use of the intended<CR> recipient(s) and may =<BR>> contain confidential and privileged<CR> information. Any unauthorized =<BR>> review, use, disclosure or<CR> distribution is prohibited. If you are not =<BR>> the<CR> intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply<CR> e-mail =<BR>> and destroy all copies of the original message.<CR><BR>> </PRE> <div></div><BR>><BR>> <BR>><BR>> ------_=_NextPart_001_01C7B5B2.C57D756D--<BR>><BR>><BR>> ------------------------------<BR>><BR>> End of ULTRASOUND Digest 2689<BR>>
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