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Practice Guideline
. 2018 Dec;50(12):1205-1234.
doi: 10.1055/a-0759-1629. Epub 2018 Nov 20.

Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic accessories used in gastrointestinal endoscopy: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) - Update 2018

Ulrike Beilenhoff  1 , Holger Biering  2 , Reinhard Blum  3 , Jadranka Brljak  4 , Monica Cimbro  5 , Jean-Marc Dumonceau  6 , Cesare Hassan  7 , Michael Jung  8 , Birgit Kampf  3 , Christiane Neumann  9 , Michael Pietsch  10 , Lionel Pineau  11 , Thierry Ponchon  12 , Stanislav Rejchrt  13 , Jean-François Rey  14 , Verona Schmidt  15 , Jayne Tillett  16 , Jeanin E van Hooft  17
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Reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic accessories used in gastrointestinal endoscopy: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) - Update 2018

Ulrike Beilenhoff et al. Endoscopy. 2018 Dec.
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Abstract

This Position Statement from the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and the European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) sets standards for the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes and endoscopic devices used in gastroenterology. An expert working group of gastroenterologists, endoscopy nurses, chemists, microbiologists, and industry representatives provides updated recommendations on all aspects of reprocessing in order to maintain hygiene and infection control.

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Conflict of interest statement

U. Beilenhoff has provided consultancy to Boston Scientific since July 2017. H. Biering has done customer presentations and trainings, moderated workshops, and provided consultancy to Richard Wolf GmbH, Olympus Europa, Dr. Weigert, and Ecolab. R. Blum is employed by Olympus Europa, who hold patents on endoscopes in general; he is a member of the DIN/CEN/ISO TC/198/WG13 standards group for safe reprocessing of endoscopes. M. Cimbro has been employed by CBC Europe since 2002; she has been a consultant since 2011 to ANOTE-ANIGEA (Italian Association of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses). M. Jung’s hospital has received sponsorship from Olympus Optical and other companies for an EUS/endoscopy course (22nd September 2017). B. Kampf is employed by Olympus Europa, who hold patents on endoscopes in general. M. Pietsch’s department has received third-party funding from Olympus for a research project, from 2015 to 2017. L. Pineau has provided training on hygiene and medical device evaluation for Pentax, Olympus, and Fujifilm, from 1999 to 2017. T. Ponchon has served on an advisory board for Fujifilm (January 2015 to October 2017). J. Brljak, J.-M. Dumonceau, C. Hassan, C. Neumann, S. Rejchrt, J.-F. Rey, V. Schmidt, J. Tillett, and J. van Hooft have no competing interests.

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