Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Guidelines for Endoscope Reprocessing.

Author: Byoung Kwan SON ¹ ; Byung Wook KIM ; Won Hee KIM ; Dae Sung MYUNG ; Young Seok CHO ; Byung Ik JANG
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Endoscopy; Guidelines; Endoscope reprocessing
MeSH: Disinfectants; Endoscopes*; Endoscopy; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal*
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2017;50(2):143-147
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE) issued guidelines for endoscope reprocessing for the first time in 1995, and the version of the guidelines was updated in August 2009, August 2012, and March 2015. Guidelines for endoscope reprocessing should be revised continuously, because new disinfectants and devices are developed and introduced. The current official version of the KSGE guidelines for endoscope reprocessing is explained herein to assist the reader in understanding the KSGE requirements for cleaning and disinfecting endoscopes.