Reprocessing and Reuse of Endoscopic Accessories

Abstract: Endoscopic accessories are critical devices that breach sterile body sites. They have unique reprocessing difficulties compared with other medical and surgical devices because of their complex structure, narrow lumens, thermolabile construction materials, and application through a semicritical endoscopic device. In addition, there is the possibility of functional derangement of endoscopic accessories with reprocessing, and most are now marketed as single-use devices. While reprocessing of endoscopes has been the subject of numerous societal guidelines, the issue of reprocessing endoscopic accessories and ancillary detachable devices used with the endoscope is seldom addressed. We summarize the existing data on the cleaning and reprocessing of endoscopic accessories.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Reprocessing and Reuse of Endoscopic Accessories ; volume:12 ; number:04 ; year:2021 ; pages:214-220 ; Journal of Digestive Endoscopy ; 12, Heft 04 (2021), 214-220

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Bhatia, Vikram ; Bhardwaj, Vaishali ; Tevethia, Harsh Vardhan

Further information

• DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1741077
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2022030311073246865855
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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