Infections related to endoscopic procedures
AGENCIES
World Health Organization (WHO)
US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) / US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) / Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC)
World Gastroenterology Organisation (WGO) / World Endoscopy Organisation (WEO)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE)
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), with other professional societies
Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC)
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) - Endoscopy committee
British Thoracic Society (BTS)
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BTS Guideline for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults (2013)
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BTS Quality standards for diagnostic flexible bronchoscopy in adults (2014)
European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) / European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA)
Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA)
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Standards of infection control in reprocessing of flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes (2016)
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Standard of infection prevention in the gastroenterology setting (2015)
EU/EEA COUNTRIES
Denmark
- National infection control guidelines – For reprocessing of flexible endoscopes(Statens Serum Institute 2013)
Nationale Infektionshygiejniske Retningslinjer – For genbehandling af fleksible endoskoper (Statens Serum Institut, 2013)
Finland
- Cleaning instructions and disinfection of flexible endoscopes (Finnish Gastrointestinal Society, 2013)
Tapuisien tähystimien puhdistus- ja desinfektio-ohje (Suomen Gastroenterologiahoitajat ry. Desinfektiotyöryhmä, 2013)
France
- Technical Guide. Handling of flexible, heat-sensitive endoscopes with channels (Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 2016)
Guide technique. Traitement des endoscopes souples thermosensibles à canaux (Ministère de la Santé et de la Protection Sociale, 2016)
- Good practices for the disinfection of medical devices. Guide for the manual maintenance of medical devices in digestive endoscopy (Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, 2004)
Bonnes pratiques de désinfection des dispositifs médicaux. Guide pour l’entretien manuel (Ministère de la Santé et de la Protection Sociale, 2004)
Germany
- Hygiene requirements when reprocessing medical devices (Robert Koch Institute and Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices, 2012)
Anforderungen an die hygiene bei der aufbereitung von medizinprodukten (Kommission für Krankenhaushygiene und Infektionsprävention beim Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) und des Bundesinstitutes für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte, 2012)
Netherlands
- Heat-sensitive, flexible endoscopes (Infection Prevention Working Party, 2016)
Thermolabiele, flexibele endoscopen (Werkgroep Infectie Preventie, 2016)
Portugal
- Guidelines for reprocessing in digestive endoscopy (2012)
Recomendações. Reprocessamento em endoscopia digestiva
Sweden
- Hygiene procedures for handling of (high-grade) clean flexible endoscopes (Hospital hygiene, Stockholm County, 2016)
Vårdhygieniska rutiner vid handhavande av höggradigt rena flexibla endoskop
COUNTRIES OUTSIDE THE EU/EEA
Australia
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Infection control in endoscopy (Gastroenterological Society of Australia / Gastroenterological Nurses College of Australia, 2010, reprint 2011)Infection control in endoscopy
Canada
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Infection prevention and control guideline for flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy (Public Health Agency of Canada, 2010)
Infection prevention and control guideline for flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy
Switzerland
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Swiss Directive for the treatment of flexible endoscopes (Swiss Society of Gastroenterology / Swiss Society of Pneumology / Swiss Society of Hospital Hygiene / Swiss Association of Endoscopy Personnel, 2010)
Schweizerische Richtlinie zur Aufarbeitung flexibler Endoskope
Directives suisses pour le retraitement des endoscopes flexibles
Direttiva svizzera per il trattamento degli endoscopi flessibili