Recent update of gastrointestinal endoscope reprocessing

Kyong Hee Hong, Yun Jeong Lim

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Abstract

As infection-related issues have become one of the most important concerns in endoscopy centers, proper reprocessing of endoscopes has attracted great interest. Compliance with established guidelines for reprocessing is critical to prevent pathogen transmission. However, hospital compliance with guidelines has not been satisfactory. To increase compliance, efforts have focused on developing new and more innovative disinfectants and an automated endoscope reprocessor. Reprocessing must be performed by appropriately trained personnel and regular monitoring of reprocessing is essential for quality assurance to improve compliance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)267-273
Number of pages7
JournalClinical Endoscopy
Volume46
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2013

Keywords

  • Compliance
  • Endoscopy
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Reprocessing

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