How are colonoscopy scopes cleaned?

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Dr Aaron Poh

Colorectal Surgeon, General Surgeon

The scopes undergo thorough cleaning in a scope cleaning machine with a pre-programmed cleaning protocol. This also involves cleaning and disinfecting the internal channels in the scope

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