ReviewEndoscopy international open2015
Infectious diseases linked to cross-contamination of flexible endoscopes.
Review in Endoscopy international open, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 104 citations in OpenAlex.
- Current management status of cleaning and disinfection for gastrointestinal endoscopy: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes and Cost Evaluation Related to a Single-Use, Disposable Ureteric Stent Removal System: a Systematic Review of the Literature.Current urology reports · 2021Pooled it
- A multicenter study comparing the bacterial reduction on flexible endoscopes without a working channel between UV-C light disinfection versus standard endoscope Washer Disinfection: a randomized controlled trial.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of the Application Effect of a New Anti-reflux Water Injection Tube Device in the Prevention of the Contamination of Endoscopy Water Injection Bottles.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2023Trial
- Disposable versus Reusable Ureteroscopes: A Prospective Multicenter Randomized Comparison.Research and reports in urology · 2021Trial
- UV-C LED Disinfection of Flexible Rhinolaryngoscopes: Microbiological, Economic, Environmental, and Legislative Evaluation.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
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- Tolerance ofBiofilm · 2024Article
- Capsule robots for the monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of intestinal diseases.Materials today. Bio · 2024Review
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- Microbiological evaluation of ultraviolet C light-emitting diodes for disinfection of medical instruments.Heliyon · 2024Article
- The Evolution of Spinal Endoscopy: Design and Image Analysis of a Single-Use Digital Endoscope Versus Traditional Optic Endoscope.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Comparison of utility and organizational impact of reusable and single-use rhinolaryngoscopes in a tertiary otorhinolaryngology department.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
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- Cross-contamination rate of reusable flexible bronchoscopes: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.Journal of infection prevention · 2023Review
- Endoscope reprocessing: Retrospective analysis of 90,311 samples.Endoscopy international open · 2023Article
- Bacterial contamination of endoscopist and assistant face visors during gastrointestinal endoscopy: a pilot study.Frontline gastroenterology · 2023Article
- A review on model-based and model-free approaches to control soft actuators and their potentials in colonoscopy.Frontiers in robotics and AI · 2023Review
- Micro-cost analysis of single-use vs. reusable cystoscopy in a single-payer healthcare system.Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada · 2022Article
- Infectious transmission from Savary dilators is uncommon: retrospective review from a large tertiary academic center.Clinical endoscopy · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Flexible endoscopes are widely used to examine, diagnose, and treat medical disorders. While the risk of endoscopy-related transmission of infection is estimated to be very low, more health care-associated infections are related to contaminated endoscopes than to any other medical device. Flexible endoscopes can get highly contaminated with microorganisms, secretions and blood during use. The narrow lumens and multiple internal channels make the cleaning of flexible endoscopes a complex and difficult task. Despite the availability of international, national and local endoscope reprocessing guidelines, contamination and transmission of microorganisms continue to occur. These transmissions are mostly related to the use of defective equipment, endoscope reprocessing failures, and noncompliance with recommended guidelines. This article presents an overview of publications about case reports and outbreaks related to contamination of flexible endoscopes.
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