Facility scenario
ENT clinic infection control: endoscopy areas, aerosols and devices
ENT clinics perform nasal endoscopy, suction and other procedures that can generate aerosols, and use many small devices on every patient.
What CDC guidance emphasises
- Nasendoscopes and other endoscopes are semicritical and require high-level disinfection with an approved method after every patient.
- Noncritical devices are cleaned and disinfected between patients.
- Supplemental air cleaning can support rooms where aerosol-generating procedures take place.
Recommended set-up
What each zone needs
Starting recommendations. Quantities and placement are confirmed by a site survey.
Zone
Procedure and endoscopy rooms
Aerosols during procedures.
- ZenerContinuous far-UVC. Sizing: per room.
- PLASMAIRPoint-of-use air treatment. Sizing: per procedure room.
- HEPA air filtration unitsMobile filtration alternative. Sizing: by room volume.
Zone
Consultation rooms
Noncritical devices.
Zone
Reprocessing area
Chemical vapours from high-level disinfectants.
- eCHEMRemoves disinfectant vapours alongside exhaust ventilation. Sizing: per reprocessing room.
Equipment summary
Equipment list for this scenario
| Zone | Equipment | Role | Sizing basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procedure and endoscopy rooms | Zener | Continuous far-UVC | Per room |
| Procedure and endoscopy rooms | PLASMAIR | Point-of-use air treatment | Per procedure room |
| Procedure and endoscopy rooms | HEPA air filtration units | Mobile filtration alternative | By room volume |
| Consultation rooms | HYPERION | Otoscope handles, headlights, tablets | One per clinic |
| Consultation rooms | ZEUS | Small items | One per clinic |
| Reprocessing area | eCHEM | Removes disinfectant vapours alongside exhaust ventilation | Per reprocessing room |
Works alongside your existing measures
- Endoscope reprocessing in your reprocessing area, supported by eCHEM for vapour control
- Single-use or sterilised specula and instruments
CDC references
- CDC/HICPAC (Rutala WA, Weber DJ). Guideline for Disinfection and Sterilization in Healthcare Facilities, 2008, updated 2019.
- CDC. Guide to Infection Prevention for Outpatient Settings: Minimum Expectations for Safe Care, 2016.
- CDC/HICPAC. Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities. MMWR 2003;52(RR-10), updated 2019. Source
CDC recommendations are product-neutral. Each row shows the CDC recommendation for the application and how the device helps put it into practice, as an additional layer alongside ventilation, manual cleaning, hand hygiene and reprocessing.
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