Adarsh M. Thaker, MD
Video inspection of the instrument channels of endoscopes after full reprocessing found scratches, shredding, moisture and other surprises that could jeopardize the cleanliness of the devices, a recent study has found. But the researchers stressed that the significance of the features is unclear.
“Since even new scopes already have these findings, we don’t know if they are damage or part of normal wear and tear,” said lead author Adarsh M. Thaker, MD, a