Evaluation of a storage cabinet for heat-sensitive endoscopes in a clinical setting

Copyright © 2013 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved..

BACKGROUND: In most countries, endoscopes must be disinfected or fully reprocessed before the beginning of each session, even if they were cleaned and disinfected after their last use. Several storage cabinets for heat-sensitive endoscopes (SCHE) are commercially available. They are designed to maintain the microbiological quality of reprocessed endoscopes for a predefined period of time validated by the SCHE manufacturer. Use of an SCHE increases the acceptable storage time before it is necessary to re-disinfect the endoscope.

AIM: To evaluate the efficacy of an SCHE (DSC8000, Soluscope, SAS Marseilles, France) in a clinical setting.

METHOD: The microbiological quality of endoscopes was assessed after 72 h of storage in an SCHE (Group I), and compared with the microbiological quality of endoscopes stored for 72 h in a clean, dry, dedicated cupboard without morning disinfection (Group II) and the microbiological quality of endoscopes stored for 72 h in a clean, dry, dedicated cupboard with morning disinfection (Group III). Forty-one endoscopes in each group were sampled for microbiological quality. Endoscope contamination levels were analysed according to guidelines published by the National Technical Committee on Nosocomial Infection in 2007.

FINDINGS/CONCLUSION: Use of an SCHE helps to maintain the microbiological quality of endoscopes, provided that staff members are well trained and all practices are framed by a proven quality assurance process.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:84

Enthalten in:

The Journal of hospital infection - 84(2013), 1 vom: 26. Mai, Seite 71-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Grandval, P [VerfasserIn]
Hautefeuille, G [VerfasserIn]
Marchetti, B [VerfasserIn]
Pineau, L [VerfasserIn]
Laugier, R [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Disinfectants
Journal Article

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.12.2013

Date Revised 16.04.2013

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jhin.2013.01.013

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM226603903