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| The following articles no. 1 and 2 are for personal use only, the copyright belongs to the Thieme Verlag, when reading the online-article you accept these conditions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1) ESGE-ESGENA guideline for quality assurance in reprocessing: Microbiological surveillance testing in endoscopy, from Beilenhoff et al from ENDOSCOPY 2007, 39:175-181 - online reading |
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| 2) ESGE/ESGENA guideline for process validation and routine testing for reprocessing endoscopes in washer-disinfectors, according to the European Standard prEN ISO 15883 parts 1, 4 and 5; from Beilenhoff et al from ENDOSCOPY 2007, 39: 85-94 - online reading | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4) Surface changes in surgical instruments |
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All examples are based on the following structure: Type of surface change / Origin & causes / Treatment recommendations / Preventive measures / Risk assessment. |
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