Survey of Endoscope Reprocessing in Korea.
- Author:
Jeong Bae PARK
1
;
Jae Nam YANG
;
Yun Jeong LIM
;
Ja Seol KOO
;
Jae Young JANG
;
Sang Hoon PARK
;
Su Jin HONG
;
Sang Woo KIM
;
Hoon Jai CHUN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Reprocessing; Endoscopy; Data collection
- MeSH: Anonyms and Pseudonyms; Committee Membership; Compliance; Endoscopes*; Endoscopy; Humans; Korea; Nurses' Aides; Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Clinical Endoscopy 2015;48(1):39-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: BACKGROUND/AIMS: There is a growing emphasis on quality management in endoscope reprocessing. Previous surveys conducted in 2002 and 2004 were not practitioner-oriented. Therefore, this survey is significant for being the first to target actual participants in endoscope reprocessing in Korea. METHODS: This survey comprised 33 self-filled questions, and was personally delivered to nurses and nursing auxiliaries in the endoscopy departments of eight hospitals belonging to the society. The anonymous responses were collected after 1 week either by post or in person by committee members. RESULTS: The survey included 100 participants. In the questionnaire addressing compliance rates with the reprocessing guideline, the majority (98.9%) had a high compliance rate compared to 27% of respondents in 2002 and 50% in 2004. The lowest rate of compliance with a reprocessing procedure was reported for transporting the contaminated endoscope in a sealed container. Automated endoscope reprocessors were available in all hospitals. Regarding reprocessing time, more than half of the subjects replied that reprocessing took more than 15 minutes (63.2%). CONCLUSIONS: The quality management of endoscope reprocessing has improved as since the previous survey. A national survey expanded to include primary clinics is required to determine the true current status of endoscope reprocessing.
