Contamination of Disposable Distal Cap Duodenoscopes and Detachable Elevator Duodenoscopes After Reprocessing: A Randomized Trial
After manual cleaning, the bacterial contamination rate and organic residue levels in detachable elevator duodenoscopes and disposable distal caps duodenoscopes were comparable. No bacterial contamination was detected in either type of duodenoscope after reprocessing. Apart from the initial differences in scope cost, the disposable distal cap duodenoscope had lower cost on disposable items to have comparable disinfection result.
Authors
- Jirayus Buathong
- Pradermchai Kongkam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5798-9217)
- Phonthep Angsuwatcharakon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6924-2794)
- Parit Mekaroonkamol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3206-3431)
- Tanittha Chatsuwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1717-1167)
- Rungsun Rerknimitr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6866-6886)
- Wiriyaporn Ridtitid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6736-4402)
- Thanawat Luangsukrerk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5804-3068)
- Santi Kulpatcharapong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2926-4838)
- Panida Piyachaturawat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0972-5895)
Institutions
- Chulalongkorn University (TH)
- King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (TH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Published
- 2024-11-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.16827
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.34
Funders
- Chulalongkorn University
- Thailand Science Research and Innovation