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Addendum: Safety Standards for Gua sha (press-stroking) and Ba guan (cupping)

2014; Elsevier BV; Volume: 22; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ctim.2014.03.012

ISSN

1873-6963

Autores

Arya Nielsen, Ben Kligler, Brian Koll,

Tópico(s)

Healthcare and Venom Research

Resumo

Our previous article Safety Standards for Gua sha (press-stroking) and Baguan (cupping) discussed the risk of transfer of blood-borne pathogens with Gua sha and Ba guan, identified Gua sha and Ba guan ‘instrument criticality’ as semi-critical and offered recommendations for safe practice based on hospital disinfection standards. Based on the article's feedback, we feel the need to clarify that Gua sha and Ba guan instruments, if intended for reuse, must undergo high level disinfection (HLD) or, in the case of ‘wet-cupping’, sterilization. We update our recommendations to be amenable to both private practice and education settings.

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