Audit of Bronchoscopy Practice in Egypt: Adherence to Safety and Infection Control Guidelines

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Infection Control

Treatments: Other: audit

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02944695

AssiutU1

Details and patient eligibility

About

Both patient and staff safety are of major importance during the procedure of fibreoptic bronchoscopy. Patient safety depends partly on adequate disinfection of instruments and accessories used as well as careful monitoring during the procedure.

Full description

Adequate facilities, manpower and training are also essential. Staff safety depends partly on adequate procedures to minimise any risks of sensitisation to agents such as glutaraldehyde. An audit well be carried out of bronchoscopy procedures in hospitals in the Egypt and the findings well be compared with published guidelines on good practice and clinical consensus

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Bronchoscopy Units personnel

Exclusion criteria

• N/A