Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic accessories used in gastrointestinal endoscopy: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) - Update 2018

Endoscopy

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2018, Pages 1205-1234

  Beilenhoff, Ulrike ^a   Biering, Holger ^b   Blum, Reinhard ^c   Brljak, Jadranka ^d   Cimbro, Monica ^e   Dumonceau, Jean Marc ^f   Hassan, Cesare ^g   Jung, Michael ^h   Kampf, Birgit ^c   Neumann, Christiane ⁱ   Pietsch, Michael ^j   Pineau, Lionel ^k   Ponchon, Thierry ^l   Rejchrt, Stanislav ^m   Rey, Jean François ⁿ   Schmidt, Verona ^o   Tillett, Jayne ^p   Van Hooft, Jeanin E ^q  

^a ESGENA   (Germany)

^b Centre for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine   (Germany)

^c Olympus Winter and Ibe   (Germany)

^d KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

^e CBC Europe Srl   (Italy)

^f Diagnostic and Therapeutic Gastroenterology and Endoscopy   (Argentina)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h Katholisches Klinikum   (Germany)

ⁱ ESGENA Past President   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^k Biotech Germande   (France)

^l EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^m UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

ⁿ INSTITUT ARNAULT TZANCK   (France)

^o Microbiology and Hygiene Department   (Germany)

^p Aneurin Bevan University Health BoardClinical Research and Innovation Centre St Woolos Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^q ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVICE SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; DEVICES; DISINFECTION; DOCUMENTATION; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

DISINFECTION; DOCUMENTATION; ENDOSCOPES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STERILIZATION;

EID: 85057446228     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: 14388812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/a-0759-1629     Document Type: Article

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