Inefficient reprocessing and unavailability of ureteroscopes sent out for repair can contribute to expensive operating room (OR) delays (1).

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Flexible ureteroscope reprocessing methods were insufficient and may have introduced contamination. Patient injuries and infections have been linked to ureteroscopes (2).

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(1)Health Protection Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland. NHSScotland Risk Based Recommendations for the Decontamination of Semi-Invasive Ultrasound Probes: Risk of infection following semi-invasive ultrasound procedures in Scotland, 2010 to 2016. Version 1.0. October 2017. Accessible at: http://www.hps.scot.nhs.uk/pubs/detail.aspx?id=3366

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(2) Amercan Journal of Infectious Control: The effectiveness of sterilization for flexible ureteroscopes: A real-world study, August 1, 2017Volume 45, Issue 8, Pages 888–895. https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(17)30238-9/pdf