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Practical Experience of Endoscope Reprocessing and Working- Platform Disinfection in COVID-19 Patients: A Report from Guangdong China during the Pandemic.
- Source :
- Gastroenterology Research & Practice; 12/31/2020, Vol. 2020, p1-4, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Background. No consensus exists regarding which procedures should be performed to disinfect endoscopes and working platforms after COVID-19 patients have undergone endoscopy. Methods. We analyzed the disinfection quality of endoscopes and working platforms after 11 COVID-19 patients had undergone endoscopy. Conclusions. For endoscopic preprocessing at the bedside, a key disinfection step is using a multienzyme stock solution. The nucleic acid tests for endoscopists, washers, endoscopes, and working platforms were all negative. Based on our experience with the 11 COVID-19 patients who had undergone endoscopy, we provide an endoscopic reprocessing method for the bedside endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients for reference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COVID-19
COVID-19 treatment
PANDEMICS
COVID-19 testing
ENDOSCOPES
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 16876121
- Volume :
- 2020
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Gastroenterology Research & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147990335
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9869742