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Predictive value of Rectal and Throat-nose Screening for the presence of Multidrug-Resistant Organisms in Duodenal Fluid as a Risk of Duodenoscope Contamination: A Multicenter Study.

BACKGROUND: Duodenoscopes have been implicated in patient-to-patient transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). Current gastrointestinal MDRO surveillance relies on rectal screening, yet the duodenum is the primary site of duodenoscope exposure. This study evaluated the predictive value of rectal and throat-nose screening for detecting duodenal MDROs as a marker of duodenoscope contamination risk. METHODS: Adult patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) at tertiary care centers in the Netherlands and India were included. Rectal swabs, throat-nose swabs, and duodenal aspirates were analyzed for MDROs. The detected MDROs were compared using species identification, antibiotic susceptibility patterns, and whole-genome sequencing. RESULTS: Among 512 participants (Netherlands: 339; India: 173), rates of duodenal and rectal MDRO carriage were higher in India (56.6% (98/173); 79.8% (138/173), respectively) than in the Netherlands (5.6% (19/339); 10.3% (35/339)). Given the low prevalence of throat-nose carriage, only the predictive value of rectal screening was assessed. Rectal screening sensitivity for genetically related strains in duodenal fluid was 32.7% in India and 68.4% in the Netherlands . For detecting any duodenal MDRO, sensitivity reached 91.8% in India and 84.2% in the Netherlands, with specificities of 36.0% and 94.1%. Positive predictive value (PPV) was low (India: 65.2%; Netherlands: 45.7%), while negative predictive value was 77.1% and 99%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Rectal screening is unreliable for detecting strain-specific duodenal MDROs and overestimates true carriage due to low PPV values. However, it provides excellent rule-out value in low-prevalence settings. Consequently, its utility for guiding infection prevention strategies for duodenoscope contamination is greatest in low-MDRO-prevalence regions.

Bacterial

[Duodenoscopic interventions on the terminal part of the choledochus].

The results of various methods of duodenoscopic interventions on the terminal choledochus in 261 patients with papilla stenosis and choledocholithiasis were analysed. Endoscopic papillosphincterotomy by the cannulation method was performed in 107 patients, endoscopic papillosphincterotomy with preincision of the major duodenal papilla in 31, and endoscopic suprapapillary choledochoduodenostomy in 123 patients. The performance of various methods of duodenoscopic interventions according to indications made it possible to increase the possibility of conducting the operation to 98% and its efficacy to 95%. Complications after duodenoscopic interventions occurred in 10% of cases with 1.2% lethality. The late results of duodenoscopic interventions were good in 85.5% of cases irrespective of the mode of the operation.

Choledochostomy

In-hospital evaluation of contamination of duodenoscopes: a quantitative assessment of the effect of drying.

A prospective, quantitative assessment was undertaken of the effect of drying on the bacterial load in duodenoscopes that had been used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures. The endoscopes were washed and disinfected using an automatic washer and samples were taken through the suction channel at 2, 24 and 48 h post-disinfection. Twenty-one of the 42 duodenoscopes tested were contaminated. The ratio of Gram-negative bacilli to Gram-positive cocci increased from 70:1 at 2 h up to 4000:1 at 48 h for those duodenoscopes that were contaminated. Pseudomonas species (6 of 12 contaminated endoscopes) and Acinetobacter species (7 of 21 contaminated endoscopes) were the most common isolates. There was visible moisture remaining in the suction channel despite the use of the complete recommended automatic washer cycle. Bacterial concentrations reached as high as 1 x 10(7) colony forming units (cfu) ml-1. An additional 10 min of drying using either an 'in house' air line or the manual machine dry prevented bacterial overgrowth of all 19 endoscopes tested 48 h post-disinfection. If the additional 10 min of drying was used, then no alcohol rinse was required. Although no infections related to use of contaminated endoscopes were reported, it was apparent that Gram-negative bacilli were multiplying to unacceptably high concentrations and that this could be prevented by an additional 10 min of drying. The additional drying was only required at the end of the endoscopy list and not between patients.

Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde

Endoscopic cholangiopancreatography in the infant: evaluation of a new prototype pediatric duodenoscope.

The usefulness of a new pediatric duodenoscope PJF in the diagnosis of neonatal cholestasis was studied in 23 infants with ages ranging from 19 to 150 days. In 22 of 23 infants the papilla was cannulated. In 13 of 14 neonates (93%) with neonatal hepatitis, the common bile duct was opacified and biliary atresia was excluded. In one of two neonates with choledochal cyst, the common bile duct was demonstrated. In six of seven neonates (86%) with biliary atresia, only the pancreatic duct was demonstrated and the diagnosis was suspected. Although absence of a common bile duct opacification does not rule out biliary atresia, ERCP with the new duodenoscope proved to be most useful in the diagnosis of normal biliary tree and served to avoid unnecessary surgery in most infants with neonatal cholestasis.

Biliary Atresia

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy and gallstone removal.

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy was attempted in 265 patients. The procedure was successful in 243 patients (92%). Indications for sphincterotomy were: 185 patients with choledocholithiasis, 52 patients with papillary stenosis, and 6 patients with ampullary carcinoma. The clinical and biochemical evidence of cholestasis resolved in 222 of the 243 successful patients (91%). Complications consisting of hemorrhage, perforation, pancreatitis, cholangitis, and instrumental injury resulted in three deaths, an over-all mortality of 1.2%. Emergency laparotomy was required in 6 cases (2.5%). Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy is a relatively safe and effective means of relieving certain instances of extrahepatic cholestasis. The complication and mortality rates appear lower than those with equivalent conventional surgical techniques.

Adult

Duodenoscopic papillotomy and gallstone removal.

Using an experimental insulated duodenoscope and a diathermy wire, papillotomy has been performed on 10 patients under diazepam sedation. Seven patients had common bile duct stones (6 following cholecystectomy) and 3 had papillary stenosis. Nine of the patients had severe medical or surgical contraindications to further operative treatment. Papillotomy was successful in all patients, with no significant bleeding or other complications. Repeat endoscopy 6-14 days after papillotomy demonstrated a healed biliary orifice of 7-10 mm diameter. Stones had already passed in 3 of the 7 patients; in 2 others, stones were extracted using balloon catheters or Dormia type baskets. Two larger stones could not be removed; in one of these patients the stone and basket became impacted at the papilla and had to be removed surgically 2 days later. Endoscopic papillotomy is an acceptable alternative to surgery in high risk patients, particularly in the treatment of retained common bile duct stones. If long term results prove satisfactory, the technique will have wider application.

Adult

Follow-up 6 to 11 years after duodenoscopic sphincterotomy for stones in patients with prior cholecystectomy.

One hundred sixty-three postcholecystectomy patients with retained or recurrent duct stones under-went successful duodenoscopic sphincterotomy and duct clearance between 1975 and 1980. Follow-up information was obtained on 148 patients in 1982, and on 115 of these in 1986 (at a mean of 8 yr). Fifteen patients (13%) were found to have had further biliary problems, but only 5 were known to have had sphincter stenosis and/or stones, and only 3 had not responded to endoscopic or conservative treatment. One had undergone choledochoduodenostomy for recurrent cholangitis (but continued to have problems), and 1 had died with jaundice, the precise cause of which was unknown. The third continued to have episodes of cholangitis requiring antibiotics despite the apparent lack of biliary obstruction. Bile showed significant bacterial contamination in 60% of 44 patients undergoing check endoscopy, but there was no correlation with symptoms. These long-term results are comparable with those of surgical procedures and justify the continuing use of endoscopic treatment for patients with duct stones.

Bile

Bacteriological efficiency of a standardized cleansing and disinfection technique for duodenoscopes.

Adequate cleansing and disinfection of the endoscopes is desirable to prevent bacteriaemia and septicemia following gastrointestinal endoscopy, especially endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and duodenoscopic sphincterotomy. A practical method, proved in our department over a period of 12 months, is described. As the result of this standardized cleansing and disinfection technique using the aldehyde derivative Gigasept (succine dialdehyde and 2,5-dimethoxytetrahydrofuran) in a 10% concentration as chemical disinfectant, sterile cultures from the biopsy channel were obtained in 75% of tested instruments. The remaining fiberscopes exhibited only a few bacteria left, resulting in a sufficient success of disinfection according to hygienic standards.

Aldehydes

Duodenoscopic guided biopsy of the biliary and pancreatic duct.

First experiences with duodenoscopic guided biopsy of the biliary and the pancreatic duct on 11 cases using a special designed forceps showed that this method gave good and representative results in the biliary duct and from the papilla. However, in the present stage of development guided biopsy from the pancreatic duct does not aid exact differential diagnosis of benign or malignant lesions. In 3 out of 4 cases with pancreatic cancer the histological diagnosis was false negative. The biopsy specimens are very small and need an exact preparation and great experience of the histologist. Cytologic criteria must be relied on more here as in other areas of the GI-tract. However, the criteria of malignancy rest not in the nature of the individual cell but in the manner of proliferation, namely the infiltration of the deeper layers. This is the advantage of guided biopsy compared to cytological examination. Complications of the method may be avoided by exact guiding of the forceps and by limiting the numbers of specimens.

Aged

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy for acute suppurative cholangitis.

Fifteen patients (eight males, seven females; age range: 23-76 years) presenting with acute suppurative cholangitis underwent endoscopic retrograde cholangiography and sphincterotomy within 1-10 days of hospitalization. Cholangitis was due to common duct stones in all patients; all but one of them had their gall-bladders in situ. All of them had fever, jaundice, abdominal pain, leucocytosis and deranged liver function while 26.6% were in shock, 13.3% in coma and 40% in azotaemia. Cardiac or other associated diseases caused 21% of the patients to be high risk candidates for surgery. An adequately sized sphincterotomy was done in 14 (93.3%) patients; in eight of them it was immediately followed by a successful stone extraction while in another four patients either the stone passed out spontaneously (one patient) or was retrieved by a repeat basketing. Thus, the common bile-duct was cleared of stones in 80% patients. Of 14 patients with satisfactory sphincterotomy, 11 (73.3%) had a dramatic clinical improvement, two (14.3%) had a somewhat delayed benefit and one patient died due to unrelieved cholangitis. Ten patients subsequently underwent elective cholecystectomy while three patients continue to have their gall-bladders in situ. There has been no recurrence of biliary tract symptoms in these 13 patients during the subsequent 3-26 months (mean follow-up: 15.1 months). It is concluded that urgent duodenoscopic sphincterotomy is rewarding in patients with acute suppurative cholangitis when it is performed early.

Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde

Percutaneous transhepatic assistance for duodenoscopic sphincterotomy.

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy is an established method for dealing with common bile duct stones and papillary stenosis. Occasionally even an experienced operator is unable to carry out a sphincterotomy, for instance in the presence of large peri-papillary diverticula or Billroth II gastrectomy. Most of these patients will be offered surgery--a few will refuse or be unfit for operation. One further therapeutic option is a combined approach involving a radiologist and endoscopist, in which percutaneous transhepatic insertion of a guide wire through the papilla, with or without balloon dilatation, is used to facilitate insertion of the sphincterotome by the endoscopist. This has been done successfully in 10 of 11 patients attempted, without significant complication.

Aged

Depression of exocrine pancreatic secretion by collection through duodenoscopic catheters.

Two dogs were equipped with gastric and duodenal cannulas permitting quantitative collection of pure pancreatic juice. Two series of experiments were performed: 1) collection through a short catheter, length 35 cm, volume 0.3 ml, and internal diameter 1.0 mm, and 2) collection through a long catheter used for duodenoscopic cannulation in man, length 110 cm, volume 1.7 ml, and internal diameter 1.0 mm at the tip and 1.4 mm in the other part of the catheter. After a basal period of 30 min the secretion was stimulated with secretin in the doses 0.1, 0.5, and 2.0 clinical units/kg/h, each dose being infused over a period of 30 min. With the long catheter the dose-response curve for fluid and bicarbonate was shifted to the right. The basal secretion of fluid was depressed 40%; with increasing secretory rates the depression was less pronounced. No significant depression of the bicarbonate concentration was seen. The protein secretion was insignificantly reduced.

Animals

The diagnosis of necrotizing pancreatic lesions by means of duodenoscopic pancreatography.

Direct demonstration of intrapancreatic abscesses and pseudocysts can be made by means of duodenoscopic retrograde pancreatography. The most important findings are escape of contrast medium from the duct system into a cavity and its visualization, the tryptic perforation of one or more ducts and the concomitant deformity which may be general or limited to the vicinity of the lesion. The differential diagnosis of pancreatic abscess and carcinoma with penetration of contrast medium in the tumor tissue is supported by the fact that the contours of a necrotic cavity are rather well defined, whereas in carcinoma the extraductal opacification is diffuse. As a rule in a necrotic lesion the ductal system is distorted locally or the whole excretory duct system may be involved. In carcinoma the ductal system generally appears normal distally to the tumor. Accurate demonstration of the necrotic lesion, the assessment as to its localization and size are of decisive importance for indication and choice of the surgical procedure.

Abscess

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy for common bile duct stones in patients with gallbladder in situ.

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy (DS) is a well established treatment for common bile duct (CBD) stones in post-cholecystectomy patients, but not in patients with gallbladder in situ. The main argument against the procedure in the latter set of patients has been that by performing it, one is leaving behind the diseased gallbladder which may require further treatment. We have, however, performed 60 DS in 49 patients with gallbladder in situ. The clinical picture of these patients was characterized by abdominal pain in 79.6%, jaundice in 91.8%, history of cholangitis in 46.9%, severe acute cholangitis at the time of DS in 28.6% and a major associated illness in 10.2% of them. Adequate sphincterotomy was performed in 91.8% of the patients with successful stone extractions in 93.3% and an overall CBD clearance in 85.7%. One patient (2%) with severe acute cholangitis, who had presented in a moribund state, died despite adequate DS. Three patients (6%) experienced an exacerbation of acute cholangitis after DS, two of them requiring emergency surgery. During subsequent follow-up, elective cholecystectomy was performed in 26 (54%) patients. Five additional patients are awaiting surgery. Seventeen (36%) patients continue to have their gallbladders in situ and over a mean follow-up period of 12.8 months (range, 4-32 mos) they have remained asymptomatic except for brief episodes of biliary pain in 2 patients. It is concluded that DS relieves the symptoms of CBD stones even in patients with gallbladders in situ and may suffice for patients who are frail, elderly and who have major associated illnesses.

Duodenoscopy

Duodenoscopic sphincterotomy in a northern Indian hospital.

In a 36-month period, 154 duodenoscopic sphincterotomies (DS) were performed on 120 patients in a Northern Indian hospital. The major indication for DS was choledocholithiasis (95.8%), the rest being done for indications like papillary stenosis, periampullary carcinoma and the sump syndrome. Seven patients (5.8%) had significant associated medical illnesses. An adequate sphincterotomy was achieved in 91.6% of patients, with successful stone extraction in 95.3% of them. Overall clearance of the common bile duct (CBD) was thus achieved in 87.5% of the patients subjected to DS. Two patients (1.7%) died after undergoing DS, and six (5%) experienced early complications that necessitated emergency operation in two of them (1.7%). DS appears to be the treatment of choice for the management of choledocholithiasis in the postcholecystectomy patient as well as in the patient with gallbladder in situ who has cholangitis or jaundice or associated medical illness that may constitute a high risk for surgery.

Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde

Technique of transduodenal exploration of the common bile duct. Duodenoscopic appearances after biliary sphincterotomy.

A simple technique for performing biliary sphincterotomy is described. From an experience of 150 such operations this has been found to provide satisfactory access for exploring the biliary tree and makes T-tube drainage unnecessary. Duodenoscopic observation up to 9 years after the operation showed that the sphincteric region had healed without stenosis. Sphincteric activity had not been completely abolished.

Adult