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Observational studyInfection control and hospital epidemiology2023

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound endoscope reprocessing: Variables impacting contamination risk.

Ashley M Ayres, Julia Wozniak, Jose O'Neil, Kimberly Stewart, John St Leger, A William Pasculle, Casey Lewis, Kevin McGrath, Adam Slivka, Graham M Snyder

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Observational study in Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ashley M AyresDepartment of Infection Prevention and Control, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-8476-9770
Julia WozniakDepartment of Infection Prevention and Control, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Jose O'NeilDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kimberly StewartDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
John St LegerDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
A William PasculleDivision of Microbiology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-5540-2056
Casey LewisDepartment of Infection Prevention and Control, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kevin McGrathDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Adam SlivkaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Graham M SnyderDepartment of Infection Prevention and Control, UPMC Presbyterian-Shadyside, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.ORCID 0000-0001-5562-8880
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USUPMC Presbyterian · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate variables that affect risk of contamination for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and endoscopic ultrasound endoscopes.

designObservational, quality improvement study.

settingUniversity medical center with a gastrointestinal endoscopy service performing ∼1,000 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and ∼1,000 endoscopic ultrasound endoscope procedures annually.

methodsDuodenoscope and linear echoendoscope sampling (from the elevator mechanism and instrument channel) was performed from June 2020 through September 2021. Operational changes during this period included standard reprocessing with high-level disinfection with ethylene oxide gas sterilization (HLD-ETO) was switched to double high-level disinfection (dHLD) (June 16, 2020-July 15, 2020), and duodenoscopes changed to disposable tip model (March 2021). The frequency of contamination for the co-primary outcomes were characterized by calculated risk ratios.

resultsThe overall pathogenic contamination rate was 4.72% (6 of 127). Compared to duodenoscopes, linear echoendoscopes had a contamination risk ratio of 3.64 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.69-19.1). Reprocessing using HLD-ETO was associated with a contamination risk ratio of 0.29 (95% CI, 0.06-1.54). Linear echoendoscopes undergoing dHLD had the highest risk of contamination (2 of 18, 11.1%), and duodenoscopes undergoing HLD-ETO and the lowest risk of contamination (0 of 53, 0%). Duodenoscopes with a disposable tip had a 0% contamination rate (0 of 27).

conclusionsWe did not detect a significant reduction in endoscope contamination using HLD-ETO versus dHLD reprocessing. Linear echoendoscopes have a risk of contamination similar to that of duodenoscopes. Disposable tips may reduce the risk of duodenoscope contamination.

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Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic RetrogradeDisinfectionDuodenoscopesEndosonographyEquipment ContaminationHumans

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