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Table 1 Routine use, available Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and importance of flexible endoscope reprocessing steps

From: Worldwide practices on flexible endoscope reprocessing

Process step

Routine step (%)

SOP (%)

Importancea

Bedside flush

74

89

1.24

Manual cleaning

80

90

1.18

Leak testing

77

87

1.36

Manual disinfection

37

54

1.23

Automatic disinfection

79

89

1.18

Drying

57

83

1.44

Drying before storage

77

–

1.33

  1. SOP Standard Operating Procedure
  2. aImportance was calculated through a weighted average with a range of 1–5
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Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

ISSN: 2047-2994

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