Guidelines for Cleaning Transvaginal Ultrasound Transducers Between Patients

Jacques S Abramowicz; David H Evans; J Brian Fowlkes; Karel Maršal; Gail terHaar; WFUMB Safety Committee

doi:10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.01.002

Guidelines for Cleaning Transvaginal Ultrasound Transducers Between Patients

Ultrasound Med Biol. 2017 May;43(5):1076-1079. doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.01.002. Epub 2017 Feb 9.

Authors

Jacques S Abramowicz¹, David H Evans², J Brian Fowlkes³, Karel Maršal⁴, Gail terHaar⁵; WFUMB Safety Committee

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: Jabramowicz@bsd.uchicago.edu.
² Department of Cardiovascular Sciences (Emeritus), School of Medicine, University of Leicester, UK.
³ Basic Radiologic Sciences Division, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Emeritus), Lund University, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
⁵ Therapy Ultrasound, Division of Radiotherapy & Imaging, Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK.

PMID: 28190623
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.01.002

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide guidance regarding the cleaning and disinfection of transvaginal ultrasound probes. These recommendations are also applicable to transrectal probes.

Keywords: Infection control; Transducer cleaning; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Disinfection / methods*
Female
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Transducers*
Ultrasonography / instrumentation*