Shounak Majumder, Zaiyang Long, Alexander W Hooke, Bret T Petersen, Ferga C Gleeson, Marco Bruno, John DeWitt, Grace Elta, Larissa Fuji, Victoria Gomez, Laurent Palazzo, Vanessa M Shami, Tyler Stevens, Mark D Topazian, Maurits J Wiersema, Lawrence J Berglund, Barham K Abu Dayyeh, Vinay Chandrasekhara, Prasad G Iyer, Elizabeth Rajan, Andrew C Storm, Kenneth K Wang, Ryan Lennon, Joseph J Larson, Felicity T Enders, Jed R Frein, Raymond A Yates, Nicholas J Hangiandreou, Michael J Levy
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Duodenoscope-associated transmission of infections has raised questions about efficacy of endoscope reprocessing using high-level disinfection (HLD). Although ethylene oxide (ETO) gas sterilization is effective in eradicating microbes, the impact of ETO on endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) imaging equipment remains unknown. In this study we aimed to compare the changes in EUS image quality associated with HLD versus HLD followed by ETO sterilization. METHODS: Four new EUS instruments were assigned to 2 groups: Group 1 (HLD) and Group 2 (HLD+ETO)...
March 17, 2022: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology