Expert consensus on reprocessing of medical ultrasound probes
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20252129
- VernacularTitle:医用超声探头复用处理专家共识
- Author:
Xi YAO
1
;
Luzeng CHEN
;
Anhua WU
;
Liubo ZHANG
;
Chunyan MA
;
Li WANG
;
Huixue JIA
;
Xun HUANG
;
Meng CAI
;
Qing ZHANG
;
Tao CHEN
;
Hongwen FEI
;
Yunxi LIU
;
Guiqiu CHEN
;
Xiaodong GAO
;
Xin LI
;
Baohua LI
;
Guoqing HU
;
Ping LIANG
;
Liuyi LI
Author Information
1. 北京大学第一医院感染管理-疾病预防控制处,北京 100034;重大疾病流行病学教育部重点实验室,北京 100191
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
medical ultrasound probe;
reprocessing;
disinfection;
medical ultrasound probe isolation cover;
medi-cal ultrasound coupling agent
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2025;24(3):301-307
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Medical ultrasound technology is widely used for diagnosis and therapy in clinical practice.Ultrasound probes,which are directly contact with patients,pose a potential risk of pathogen transmission.This expert consen-sus was developed by a multidisciplinary team based on international guidelines,standards in China,and the results of a national survey,aiming to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infection through standardizing reprocessing of medical ultrasound probes,and formulating consensus recommendations with the Delphi method.The consensus clarifies the reprocessing principles for three types of ultrasound probes of different infection risks:external-use ul-trasound probes,interventional percutaneous ultrasound probes,and internal-use ultrasound probes,puts forward systematic suggestions on the reprocessing standards and disinfection levels of ultrasound probe isolation covers and coupling agents,the reprocessing procedures and methods of ultrasound probes,as well as architectural layout and management of reprocessing,so as to provide a scientific prevention and control framework for ensuring ultrasound diagnosis and therapy safety.
