Two novel protocols for cleaning residual simethicone and fluid in patient-ready duodenoscopes.
Chen-Ling PengTao-Chieh LiuHsiu-Po WangWei-Kuo ChangPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2020)
Simethicone cleaning protocol is advantageous for significantly decreasing fluid droplets and ATP values within endoscope working channels. After manual cleaning with the simethicone cleaning protocol, in particular, no retained fluid droplet was observed in patient-ready duodenoscopes.