TY - JOUR
T1 - 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
AU - Beilenhoff, Ulrike
AU - Biering, Holger
AU - Blum, Reinhard
AU - Brljak, Jadranka
AU - Cimbro, Monica
AU - Dumonceau, Jean-Marc
AU - Hassan, Cesare
AU - Jung, Michael
AU - Kampf, Birgit
AU - Neumann, Christiane
AU - Pietsch, Michael
AU - Pineau, Lionel
AU - Ponchon, Thierry
AU - Rejchrt, Stanislav
AU - Rey, Jean-François
AU - Schmidt, Verona
AU - Tillett, Jayne
AU - van Hooft, Jeanin E.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30458567
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0759-1629
DO - https://doi.org/10.1055/a-0759-1629
M3 - Article
C2 - 30458567
SN - 0013-726X
VL - 50
SP - 1205
EP - 1234
JO - Endoscopy
JF - Endoscopy
IS - 12
ER -