Practical Experience of Endoscope Reprocessing and Working-Platform Disinfection in COVID-19 Patients: A Report from Guangdong China during the Pandemic

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 en...

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Published in:Gastroenterology research and practice 2020, Vol.2020 (2020), p.1-4
Main Authors: Xu, Xiaoqing, Chen, Hongjun, Lai, Renxu, Wu, Xiaochun, Zhang, Lihua, Li, Xiaofeng, Luo, Meijuan, Ren, Jiangnan, Huang, Siwen, Lin, Zhidong, Zhang, Zhenling, Gao, Minzhao, Zhang, Zhenyi, Lin, Xianqi, Chen, Guilan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aerosols
Biopsy
Chlorine
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Disinfection & disinfectants
Endoscopy
Hospitals
Infection control
Masks
Medical supplies
Pipelines
Protective clothing
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Water flooding
Water shortages
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1687-6121
1687-630X
DOI:10.1155/2020/9869742