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Cost of reusable gastrointestinal endoscopes to the NHS: findings from a micro-costing study [PDF]

BMJ Open Gastroenterology
Objective We aimed to quantify the per-procedure costs of acquiring, maintaining/repairing and reprocessing reusable gastrointestinal endoscopes by observing practices in a large National Health Service (NHS) hospital.Methods We conducted a bottom-up ...
, Shaji Sebastian, Ramesh P Arasaradnam, Bu Hayee, Anjan Dhar, Yen-Fu Chen, Norman Waugh, Julia Gauly, Natalie Tyldesley-Marshall, Lazaros Andronis, Thomas Matthews, Amy Grove, Anna Brown, Mandana Zanganeh, Yufei Jiang, Mojtaba Ahmadinozari, Stuart Coles, Violet Matthews, Poonam Parmar, Trudi Gillespie   +19 more
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Infection Control During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
Dr Douglas Nelson is a staff physician in the department of gastroenterology at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (Minnesota, USA) and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Minnesota (USA).
Douglas B Nelson, Paul C Adams
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Tracking the Traveled Distance of Capsule Endoscopes along a Gastrointestinal-Tract Model Using Differential Static Magnetic Localization

Diagnostics, 2022
The traveled distance and orientation of capsule endoscopes for each video frame are not available in commercial systems, but they would be highly relevant for physicians.
Samuel Zeising, Lu Chen, Angelika Thalmayer, Maximilian Lübke, Georg Fischer, Jens Kirchner   +5 more
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Efficacy of Peracetic Acid (EndoPA®) for Disinfection of Endoscopes

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aims: We aimed to investigate the efficacy of peracetic acid (EndoPA®; Firson Co., Ltd., Cheonan, Korea) in disinfecting endoscopes. Methods: We prospectively investigated the gastroscopes (Part I) utilized in 100 gastroscopic examinations ...
Ji Min Lee, Kang-Moon Lee, Dae Bum Kim, Se Eun Go, Sungwoo Ko, Yoongoo Kang, Solim Hong   +6 more
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Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Guidelines for Endoscope Reprocessing [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2017
The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) issued guidelines for endoscope reprocessing for the first time in 1995, and the version of the guidelines was updated in August 2009, August 2012, and March 2015.
Byoung Kwan Son, Byung-Wook Kim, Won Hee Kim, Dae-Sung Myung, Young-Seok Cho, Byung Ik Jang,   +6 more
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Multidisciplinary and Multisociety Practice Guideline on Reprocessing Flexible Gastrointestinal Endoscopes and Endoscopic Accessories [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2020
The area of endoscopic application has been continuously expanded since its introduction in the last century and the frequency of its use also increased stiffly in the last decades.
Dae Young Cheung, Byung Ik Jang, Sang Wook Kim, Jie-Hyun Kim, Hyung Keun Kim, Jeong Eun Shin, Won Jae Yoon, Yong Kang Lee, Kwang Hyun Chung, Soo-Jeong Cho, Hyun Phil Shin, Sun Young Cho, Woon Geon Shin, Kee Don Choi, Byung-Wook Kim, Joong Goo Kwon, Hee Chan Yang, Tae-Geun Gweon, Hyun Gun Kim, Dong-Won Ahn, Kwang Bum Cho, Sun Hee Kim, Kyong Hwa Hwang, Hee Hyuk Im   +23 more
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Systematic Performance Evaluation of a Novel Optimized Differential Localization Method for Capsule Endoscopes

Sensors, 2021
Capsule endoscopy is a well-established diagnostic tool for the gastrointestinal tract. However, the reliable tracking of capsule endoscopes needs further investigation.
Samuel Zeising, Kivanc Ararat, Angelika Thalmayer, Daisuke Anzai, Georg Fischer, Jens Kirchner   +5 more
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Surveillance cultures of samples obtained from biopsy channels and automated endoscope reprocessors after high-level disinfection of gastrointestinal endoscopes

BMC Gastroenterology, 2012
Background The instrument channels of gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes may be heavily contaminated with bacteria even after high-level disinfection (HLD).
Chiu King-Wah, Tsai Ming-Chao, Wu Keng-Liang, Chiu Yi-Chun, Lin Ming-Tzung, Hu Tsung-Hui   +5 more
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An update on gastrointestinal endoscopy-associated infections and their contributing factors [PDF]

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2018
Introduction During clinical use, gastrointestinal endoscopes are grossly contaminated with patient’s native flora. These endoscopes undergo reprocessing to prevent infectious transmission upon future use.
Charles Eugenio McCafferty, Marra Jai Aghajani, David Abi-Hanna, Iain Bruce Gosbell, Slade Owen Jensen   +4 more
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Gastrointestinal Endoscopes [PDF]

JAMA, 2014
More than 10 million gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are performed annually in the United States for diagnostic purposes, therapeutic interventions, or both.1 Because gastrointestinal endoscopescontactmucosal surfaces, use of acontaminated endoscope may lead to patient-to-patient transmission of potential pathogens with a subsequent risk of
William A, Rutala, David J, Weber
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