title: Efficacy of computer-based endoscope cleaning and disinfection using a hospital management information system.
abstract: The present study aimed to assess the efficacy of computer-based endoscope cleaning and disinfection using a hospital management information system (HMIS).
  
  
  
  A total of 2,674 gastroscopes were eligible for inclusion in this study. For the processes of disinfection management, the gastroscopes were randomly divided into 2 groups: gastroscope disinfection HMIS (GD-HMIS) group and manual group. In the GD-HMIS group, an integrated circuit card (IC card) chip was installed to monitor and record endoscope cleaning and disinfection automatically and in real time, whereas the endoscope cleaning and disinfection in the manual group was recorded manually. The overall disinfection progresses for both groups were recorded, and the total operational time was calculated.
  
  
  
  For the GD-HMIS group, endoscope disinfection HMIS software was successfully developed. The time to complete a single session of cleaning and disinfecting on a gastroscope was 15.6 minutes (range, 14.3-17.2 minutes) for the GD-HMIS group and 21.3 minutes (range, 20.2-23.9 minutes) for the manual group. Failure to record information, such as the identification number of the endoscope, occasionally occurred in the manual group, which affected the accuracy and reliability of manual recording.
  
  
  
  Computer-based gastroscope cleaning and disinfection using a hospital management information system could monitor the process of gastroscope cleaning and disinfection in real time and improve the accuracy and reliability, thereby ensuring the quality of gastroscope cleaning and disinfection.
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Caixia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
authors.forename: Jiani
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The Endoscopic Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China. Electronic address: sun-siyu@163.com.
authors.forename: Siyu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D003201:Computers; D003666:Decontamination / Q000379:methods*; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D019723:Endoscopes / Q000382:microbiology*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008331:Management Information Systems
keywords: Hospital management information system; gastroscope cleaning and disinfection