Efficacy of a novel channel-cleaning ball brush for endoscope reprocessing: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

Endoscopic channels are difficult to clean and can cause infection transmission. We examined the effectiveness of a newly developed channel-cleaning ball brush (BB), which is sucked into the endoscopic channel and scrapes and cleans the lumen as it passes through.

Methods

The upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopes used for patient examinations were randomly selected as the conventional brush (CB) or BB group. After manual cleaning, the presence or absence of carbohydrates, proteins, adenosine triphosphate, and hemoglobin was assessed.

Results

Fifty-six and 58 endoscopes were cleaned with the CB and BB, respectively. Carbohydrate and protein were detected in one (1.8%) and two endoscopes (3.4%) in the CB and BB groups, respectively (p=1.000). Hemog

SUBMITTER: Chung KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9539290 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature