A New Drying Method of Thermolabile Flexible Endoscope Channels by Laminar and Turbulent Airflow: A Prospective, Randomized-Controlled, Single-Center, Proof-of-Concept Trial
Drying with a special automatic drying device was superior compared with an EWD's drying program as evidenced by no measurable residual water, reduced microbiological contamination, and a more than 2-fold decrease in operational time. Thus, drying by laminar and turbulent airflow may represent an attractive alternative to the currently used standard approach in the reprocessing process of flexible endoscopes.
Authors
- Christoph Welsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1823-4863)
- Volkhard A. J. Kempf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3321-7551)
- Fabian Finkelmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8559-9910)
- Johannes Masseli
- Florian Alexander Michael (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9305-3691)
- Stefan Zeuzem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0845-6833)
- Neelam Lingwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0172-0133)
- Jörg Bojunga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5681-5287)
- Ulrike Mihm
- Georg Dultz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0775-0907)
- Dirk Walter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-9624)
- M. Reimers
- C. Oschwald
- Anita Pathil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3670-8209)
- Laura Diaz-Martinez
- Danuta Puhlmann
- Mireen Friedrich‐Rust
- Daniel Hack
- Michael Jung
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2024-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003093
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Airway Management and Intubation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.64