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

Xianqi LinZhenyi ZhangMinzhao GaoZhenling ZhangZhidong LinSiwen HuangJiangnan RenMeijuan LuoXiaoqing XuGuilan ChenHongjun ChenRenxu LaiXiaochun WuLihua Zhang Xiaofeng Li

Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2020)

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.

Keyphrases

sars cov
ultrasound guided
nucleic acid
coronavirus disease
drinking water
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
endoscopic submucosal dissection
high throughput