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

Xianqi Lin; Zhenyi Zhang; Minzhao Gao; Zhenling Zhang; Zhidong Lin; Siwen Huang; Jiangnan Ren; Meijuan Luo; Xiaoqing Xu; Guilan Chen; Hongjun Chen; Renxu Lai; Xiaochun Wu; Lihua Zhang; Xiaofeng Li

doi:10.1155/2020/9869742

Gastroenterology Research and Practice (Jan 2020)

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

Xianqi Lin,
Zhenyi Zhang,
Minzhao Gao,
Zhenling Zhang,
Zhidong Lin,
Siwen Huang,
Jiangnan Ren,
Meijuan Luo,
Xiaoqing Xu,
Guilan Chen,
Hongjun Chen,
Renxu Lai,
Xiaochun Wu,
Lihua Zhang,
Xiaofeng Li

Affiliations

Xianqi Lin: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Zhenyi Zhang: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Minzhao Gao: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Zhenling Zhang: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Zhidong Lin: Department of Hospital Infection Management, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Siwen Huang: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Jiangnan Ren: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Meijuan Luo: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Xiaoqing Xu: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Guilan Chen: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Hongjun Chen: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Renxu Lai: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Xiaochun Wu: Department of Hospital Infection Management, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Lihua Zhang: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China
Xiaofeng Li: Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, 519000 Guangdong, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9869742
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2020

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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.

Published in Gastroenterology Research and Practice

ISSN: 1687-6121 (Print); 1687-630X (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/grp/

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