Influence of a defoaming agent – simethicone – on endoscope cleaning and disinfection: Prospective real-world study
Simethicone may remain in the biopsy and water infusion channels, regardless of whether it is used or not. It is recommended to utilize a simethicone concentration of 1% or less when administering it through the biopsy or auxiliary water channels of the endoscope.
Authors
- Juanjuan Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9924-2821)
- Huiwen Cao
- Yuer Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0772-9887)
- Jun-Lin Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9160-1279)
- Daniel Wen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2724-5310)
- Lei Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4906-5163)
- Lei Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6280-1052)
- Yitong Liu
- Ding Ren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5924-0987)
- Lan Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2652-0340)
- Tingsheng Ling
Institutions
- Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endoscopy International Open
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2681-2659
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00