Poorly cleaned flexible endoscopes that can spread
antibiotic-resistant pathogens are the top health technology hazard that
hospitals and clinicians should tackle in 2016, according to a new
report from the ECRI Institute.
The annual list of technology
pitfalls issued by the nonprofit research organization also includes
missed alarms for medical devices and inadequate monitoring of
postoperative patients for opioid-induced respiratory depression, which
can lead to brain injury or death. Read More ECRI Site
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