Endoscope infection transmission state-of-the-art: beyond duodenoscopes to a culture of infection prevention.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
; 36(5): 366-369, 2020 09.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32739998
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE OF REVIEW The elevator mechanism of the duodenoscope was the focus of endoscopically transmitted infections prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since that time, the 'suspicious suspects' in the endoscopy unit have grown in number in the eyes of both patients and endoscopists. RECENT FINDINGS:
This review summarizes the existing guidelines related to infection control in the endoscopy unit and emerging technologies to address gaps, identifies recommendations proposed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and reminds the reader that infection prevention has not changed since the emergence of COVID-19, only the importance of infection prevention has increased in visibility.SUMMARY:
Infection prevention has been and will always be necessary in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit. Although outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant organisms and infectious diseases like COVID-19 raise the profile of infection control, there have been no major changes to infection control practice recommendations because of the global pandemic. The history of lapses in infection control, persistent contamination of reprocessed endoscopes, and failure of many endoscopy units to identify certain endoscopic procedures as aerosol-generating procedures prior to the pandemic emphasize the need for better knowledge and implementation of infection control practices within endoscopy units.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia Viral
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Contaminação de Equipamentos
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Endoscopia Gastrointestinal
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Controle de Infecções
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Infecções por Coronavirus
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Duodenoscópios
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Pandemias
Tipo de estudo:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Curr Opin Gastroenterol
Assunto da revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos