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ArticleWorld journal of gastroenterology2025

Validity of the efficacy of the spray flushing cleaning method in flexible endoscope reprocessing.

Sameera Zeehan Anwardeen Ziaudeen, Charleen Shanwen Yeo, Danson Xue Wei Yeo

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Article in World journal of gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Sameera Zeehan Anwardeen ZiaudeenDepartment of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Charleen Shanwen YeoDepartment of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Danson Xue Wei YeoDepartment of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore 308433, Singapore. danson_xw_yeo@ttsh.com.sg.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advancement in endoscopic technology and techniques has increased its use in the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. Reprocessing of reusable endoscopes remains a challenge. Inadequate reprocessing leads to bacterial contamination of the endoscope, a significant cause of endoscope-related infections. To thoroughly address the complexities of cleaning a flexible endoscope, various cleaning methods have been devised and tested across different studies. This letter evaluates one such method, spray flushing for flexible gastroscopes, developed and tested in a randomized controlled trial by Du

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DisinfectionEndoscopesEndoscopes, GastrointestinalEquipment ContaminationEquipment ReuseGastroscopesHumansReproducibility of ResultsAutomated spray flushingBlindingColonoscopesEnzyme detergentsFlexible endoscopePoiseuille’s flow rateReprocessingSampling

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PMID40124263
PMCPMC11924009

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