Using a high-resolution inspection scope, investigators found superficial scratches, stains and debris in the working channels of new, unused endoscopes, and many of these defects persisted after initial high-level disinfection and processing, according to a presentation at the 2020 virtual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
In the first study to quantify the baseline defects in endoscopes before they have been used, Tara Keihanian, MD, MPH, from the University of Miami Health