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- Title
Inconsistencies in endoscope-reprocessing and infection-control guidelines: the importance of endoscope drying.
- Authors
Muscarella, Lawrence F
- Abstract
Endoscope reprocessing is a multi-stepped process that renders a contaminated endoscope safe for reuse. Its steps include meticulous cleaning, complete immersion in a liquid chemical sterilant (LCS) or disinfectant to achieve high-level disinfection (or "liquid sterilization"), water rinsing, and proper handling and storage. Surveys and reports indicate that not all health-care facilities dry their endoscopes after reprocessing. Endoscope drying can be easily, quickly, and inexpensively achieved by flushing the endoscope's internal channels, and wiping its external surfaces, with 70-90% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol, to facilitate drying after reprocessing, followed by compressed or forced air.
- Publication
The American journal of gastroenterology, 2006, Vol 101, Issue 9, p2147
- ISSN
0002-9270
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00712.x