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Early Experience With a Novel Super-Hydrophilic Laparoscopic Scope Cleaning Device and Narrative Review of Available Cleaning Strategies.

Graham J SpurzemRyan C BroderickPatricia R CotaBryan J SandlerGarth R JacobsenSantiago Horgan
Published in: Surgical innovation (2024)
This study demonstrates that a hydrophilic scope cleaning device has comparable performance to heated anti-fogging solution and may reduce scope removals and debris events. Direct comparisons between cleaning products are lacking. Surgeons are most likely to be successful with the cleaning strategy that best suits one's surgical practice.
Keyphrases
  • liquid chromatography
  • primary care
  • quality improvement
  • mass spectrometry
  • thoracic surgery