Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is a widely performed procedure for the diagnosis and treatment in the patients with gastrointestinal diseases. Disinfection of the endoscope is an essential prerequisite for patient safety. Since the accessories for GI endoscopy are temperature sensitive, low-temperature chemical methods like liquid chemical germicide must be used rather than steam sterilisation.
This article highlights a three step procedure used for reprocessing of a gastrointestinal endoscope. Reprocessing of gastrointestinal endoscope Inadequate reprocessing of endoscopes or endoscopic accessories may result in infection outbreak. World Gastroenterology Organization Global Guideline emphasizes a stepwise endoscopic reprocessing procedure that not only mentions cleaning, disinfection and drying, of the endoscope but also a preliminary cleaning further followed by disinfection and…
