Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey

Background and study aims Endoscope reprocessing has been associated with a variable failure rate. Our aim was to present an overview on current practices for reprocessing in Italian facilities and discuss the principle critical points. Methods In 2014 the Italian Society for Digestive Di...

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Autores principales:	Giancarlo Spinzi, Angelo Milano, Piero Brosolo, Paola Da Massa Carrara, Maurizio Labardi, Alberto Merighi, Luisa Riccardi, Francesco Torresan, Maurizio Capelli
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Publicado:	Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021
Materias:	Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:61fff95e42e64c708a6b287c95defd922021-11-13T00:00:31ZAccreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey2364-37222196-973610.1055/a-1535-1238https://doaj.org/article/61fff95e42e64c708a6b287c95defd922021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1535-1238https://doaj.org/toc/2364-3722https://doaj.org/toc/2196-9736Background and study aims Endoscope reprocessing has been associated with a variable failure rate. Our aim was to present an overview on current practices for reprocessing in Italian facilities and discuss the principle critical points. Methods In 2014 the Italian Society for Digestive Diseases implemented an accreditation program in collaboration with an independent organization for certification and with the Italian Association for Endoscopy Technical Operators. During a 1-day site visit of the endoscopy center, two endoscopists, one nurse, and the representative of the certification body evaluated the endoscope reprocessing. Results As of July 1, 2020, 28 endoscopy centers had been accredited. Ten centers are completing the measures to correct deficiencies found at the visit. Three centers withdrew from the program. The accreditation program has found variations between the various centers, confirming the poor compliance with guidelines. Major deviations from the standards, established by the model before the site visit according to national and international guidelines, concerned instrument cleaning (44.7 % of the centers), instrument storage (23.7 %), and microbiological tests (31.6 %). Conclusions Our overview demonstrated the lack of many reprocessing phases, which are important to prevent endoscopy-associated infections. Accreditation can achieve a transformation in quality and safety of reprocessing with the Italian centrally-led approach.Giancarlo SpinziAngelo MilanoPiero BrosoloPaola Da Massa CarraraMaurizio LabardiAlberto MerighiLuisa RiccardiFrancesco TorresanMaurizio CapelliGeorg Thieme Verlag KGarticleDiseases of the digestive system. GastroenterologyRC799-869ENEndoscopy International Open, Vol 09, Iss 11, Pp E1627-E1632 (2021)
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topic	Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869
spellingShingle	Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology RC799-869 Giancarlo Spinzi Angelo Milano Piero Brosolo Paola Da Massa Carrara Maurizio Labardi Alberto Merighi Luisa Riccardi Francesco Torresan Maurizio Capelli Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey
description	Background and study aims Endoscope reprocessing has been associated with a variable failure rate. Our aim was to present an overview on current practices for reprocessing in Italian facilities and discuss the principle critical points. Methods In 2014 the Italian Society for Digestive Diseases implemented an accreditation program in collaboration with an independent organization for certification and with the Italian Association for Endoscopy Technical Operators. During a 1-day site visit of the endoscopy center, two endoscopists, one nurse, and the representative of the certification body evaluated the endoscope reprocessing. Results As of July 1, 2020, 28 endoscopy centers had been accredited. Ten centers are completing the measures to correct deficiencies found at the visit. Three centers withdrew from the program. The accreditation program has found variations between the various centers, confirming the poor compliance with guidelines. Major deviations from the standards, established by the model before the site visit according to national and international guidelines, concerned instrument cleaning (44.7 % of the centers), instrument storage (23.7 %), and microbiological tests (31.6 %). Conclusions Our overview demonstrated the lack of many reprocessing phases, which are important to prevent endoscopy-associated infections. Accreditation can achieve a transformation in quality and safety of reprocessing with the Italian centrally-led approach.
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author	Giancarlo Spinzi Angelo Milano Piero Brosolo Paola Da Massa Carrara Maurizio Labardi Alberto Merighi Luisa Riccardi Francesco Torresan Maurizio Capelli
author_facet	Giancarlo Spinzi Angelo Milano Piero Brosolo Paola Da Massa Carrara Maurizio Labardi Alberto Merighi Luisa Riccardi Francesco Torresan Maurizio Capelli
author_sort	Giancarlo Spinzi
title	Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey
title_short	Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey
title_full	Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey
title_fullStr	Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey
title_full_unstemmed	Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey
title_sort	accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in italy: an on-site survey
publisher	Georg Thieme Verlag KG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/61fff95e42e64c708a6b287c95defd92
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Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey

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