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Comment
. 2020 Aug;52(8):706-707.
doi: 10.1055/a-1173-8666. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

Additional measures for bedside endoscope cleaning to prevent contaminated splash during COVID-19 pandemic

Rungsun Rerknimitr  1   2 , Roy Soetikno  3 , Thawee Ratanachu-Ek  4 , Kasenee Tiankanon  1   2 , Pradermchai Kongkam  1   2 , Wiriyaporn Ridtitid  1   2
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Additional measures for bedside endoscope cleaning to prevent contaminated splash during COVID-19 pandemic

Rungsun Rerknimitr et al. Endoscopy. 2020 Aug.
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The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.

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Endoscope reprocessing with additional measures for bedside endoscope cleaning during the COVID-19 outbreak. PUI, person under investigation; OPA, ortho-phthalaldehyde.
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Personal protective equipment (PPE) for the person who performs the bedside precleaning process and the person in the reprocessing room, according to 2020 position statements on COVID-19 from Asian Pacific Society of Digestive Endoscopy, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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  • ESGE and ESGENA Position Statement on gastrointestinal endoscopy and the COVID-19 pandemic.
    Gralnek IM, Hassan C, Beilenhoff U, Antonelli G, Ebigbo A, Pellisè M, Arvanitakis M, Bhandari P, Bisschops R, Van Hooft JE, Kaminski MF, Triantafyllou K, Webster G, Pohl H, Dunkley I, Fehrke B, Gazic M, Gjergek T, Maasen S, Waagenes W, de Pater M, Ponchon T, Siersema PD, Messmann H, Dinis-Ribeiro M. Gralnek IM, et al. Endoscopy. 2020 Jun;52(6):483-490. doi: 10.1055/a-1155-6229. Epub 2020 Apr 17. Endoscopy. 2020. PMID: 32303090 Free PMC article.

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