2020 Guidance on Decontamination of Equipment for ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Allendoscopesshouldbereprocessedassoonaspossiblefollowinguse,butroutinelywithin3hours.Endoscopedryingandstoragefacilitiesneedtobepresent ...

1. Decontamination of endoscopes should be undertaken by staff trained and educated in the procedures within dedicated and well-designed rooms. There should be one- way flow of endoscopes between dirty returns and clean dispatch areas to prevent cross contamination. Best practice is that there should be physical separation of dirty and clean procedures and areas, each with its own detailed procedures. The washroom area, if separated dirty and clean rooms are used, should have a negative pressure in comparison to the clean side. See Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-06 part B. If a single room procedure is used, the room must be well designed to ensure a good and safe flow is well managed. Units should be moving away from single-room facilities and all new designs should have split rooms with clearly segregated clean and dirty areas.

2. Staff training should be implemented using a compe...