Examples Of Inappropriate Handling - Olympus BF-UC180F Instructions Manual

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Examples of inappropriate handling

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Details on clinical endoscopic technique are the responsibility of trained
specialists. Patient safety in endoscopic examinations and endoscopic treatment
can be ensured through appropriate handling by the physician and the medical
facility. Examples of inappropriate handling are given below.
• Using improperly or incompletely reprocessed or stored instruments
may cause patient cross-contamination and infection.
• Applying prolonged suction with the distal end in contact with the
mucosal surface with higher suction pressure than required or with
prolonged suction time may cause bleeding or suction lesions.
• The endoscope has not been designed for use in retroflexed
observation. Performing retroflexed observation in a narrow lumen may
make it impossible to straighten the angle of the bending section and/or
withdraw the endoscope from the patient. In case the patient moves due
to coughing and other reasons while the endoscope is angulated in the
narrow lumen, the bending section of the endoscope may be pushed
into the lumen and be retroflexed. Pretreatment to control patient's
coughing reflex and other possible unexpected moves is the
responsibility of trained specialists. Retroflexed observation should be
performed only when the usefulness of doing so is determined to be
greater than the risk that is posed to the patient.
• Inserting, withdrawing and using EndoTherapy accessories without a
clear endoscopic image may cause patient injury.
• Patient injury may be caused by inserting or withdrawing the endoscope
or applying suction without a clear endoscopic image.
Balloons used with this instrument contain natural rubber
latex that may cause allergic reactions in some patients. Do
not use this instrument on a latex-sensitive patient.
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