ESGE Guidelines
The ESGE Guidelines Committee is consistently involved in monitoring state-of-the-art procedures and techniques in various endoscopy related areas and, as a result, publishing relevant guidelines and recommendations. Guidelines approved by the committee are published in the journal Endoscopy and may be downloaded here.
ESGE/ESGENA guideline for process validation and routine testing for reprocessing endoscopes in washer-disinfectors
Source: Endoscopy 2007; 39: 85-94
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ESGE-ESGENA guideline for quality assurance in reprocessing: Microbiological surveillance testing in endoscopy
Source: Endoscopy 2007; 39: 175-181
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Video capsule endoscopy: Update to guidelines (May 2006)
Source: Endoscopy 2006; 38: 1047-1053
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ESGE Guideline for Quality Control of Endoscope Service and Repair (2004)
Source: Endoscopy. 2004 Oct;36(10):921-3
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ESGE Guideline on Video Capsule Endoscopy (2004)
Source: Endoscopy 2004; 36: 656-658
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Cleaning and Disinfection in Europe according to the Endoscopic Societies' Guidelines (2003)
Source: Endoscopy 2003; 35: 878 - 881
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ESGE/ESGENA Technical Note on Cleaning and Disinfection (2003)
Source: Endoscopy 2003; 35: 869 - 877
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Variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease and Endoscopy (2001)
Source: Endoscopy 2001; 33: 1070 - 1080
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ESGE Recommendations for Quality Control in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy:
Guidelines for Image Documentation in Upper and Lower GI Endoscopy (2001)
Source: Endoscopy 2001; 33: 901 - 903
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Check List for Purchase of Washer Disinfectors for Flexible Endoscopes
Source: Endoscopy. 2000 Nov;32(11):914-9
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis For Gastroinenstinal Endoscopy
Source: Endoscopy. 1998 Mar;30(3):318-24
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Part II: Retroperitoneum and Large Bowel, Training
Source: Endoscopy. 1996 Sep;28(7):626-8
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Endoscopic Ultrasonography, Part I: Technique and Upper Gastrointestinal Tract)
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Protocole de Nettoyage des Accessoires d’Endoscopie
(Version française)
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Protocol for Reprocessing Endoscopy Accessories
Source: Endoscopy. 2000 Jan;32(1):81-3
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Guidelines on Cleaning and Disinfection in GI Endoscopy
Source: Endoscopy 2000; 32: 76-83
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