The Clinical Risks of Infection Associated with Endoscopy

The Clinical Risks of Infection Associated with Endoscopy

The cleaning of flexible endoscopes is difficult and time consuming. Any method of attempted sterilization or high level disinfection will fail if prior cleaning has been defective. Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopes may result in patient to patient transmission of serious bacterial and viral dis...

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Main Author: Alistair E Cowen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2001-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/691584
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spelling doaj-53185457be8f446585b1c9e4227b4ec82020-11-24T23:22:18ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002001-01-0115532133110.1155/2001/691584The Clinical Risks of Infection Associated with EndoscopyAlistair E Cowen0Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaThe cleaning of flexible endoscopes is difficult and time consuming. Any method of attempted sterilization or high level disinfection will fail if prior cleaning has been defective. Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopes may result in patient to patient transmission of serious bacterial and viral diseases or infection with endemic hospital pathogens. Antibiotic prophylaxis is required to prevent septicemia and bacterial endocarditis in high risk patients undergoing specific endoscopic procedures. Prevention of serious endoscopy-associated clinical infections requires strict compliance with detailed reprocessing protocols by specially trained nursing staff.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/691584
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description The cleaning of flexible endoscopes is difficult and time consuming. Any method of attempted sterilization or high level disinfection will fail if prior cleaning has been defective. Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopes may result in patient to patient transmission of serious bacterial and viral diseases or infection with endemic hospital pathogens. Antibiotic prophylaxis is required to prevent septicemia and bacterial endocarditis in high risk patients undergoing specific endoscopic procedures. Prevention of serious endoscopy-associated clinical infections requires strict compliance with detailed reprocessing protocols by specially trained nursing staff.
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