Abstract:Objective Biological monitoring was carried out on the disinfection effect of automated endoscope reprocessor (AER) , and the risk factors leading to disinfection failure were comprehensively analyzed.Methods From January 2013 to July 2022, routine samples of the water for cleaning and disinfecting the endoscopic inner cavity surface and terminal rinsing by the AER in a hospital were collected. Then find the reasons for excessive endoscopy and excessive end rinse water, and the causes of failure were found from the aspects of endoscopic equipment maintenance and management, terminal rinsing water management, personnel management and disinfectant use, and propose targeted improvement measures from equipment, person and management.Results AER cleaning-disinfection colonoscopy biological monitoring was abnormal in August 2018 and March 2022 respectively, the former after five rounds, the latter after one round of improvement measures and review, the test results reaches the standard; AER final rinsing water biological monitoring was abnormal in December 2019 and March 2022 respectively, the former after one round and the latter after two rounds of improvement measures and review, the test results reaches the standard. The abnormal biological monitoring of endoscopic and terminal rinsing water was crosslinked in March 2022, and the analysis showed that the endoscopic contamination was caused by the excessive terminal rinsing water.Conclusion Through the root cause analysis, the main risk factors for the failure of machine washing enteroscope were the aging of instruments and the nonstandard operation of personnel. Through the establishment of endoscopic cleaning and disinfection machine equipment maintenance system, standardized operation procedures, and regular biological monitoring of endoscopic cavity surface and terminal rinsing water, problems can be found in time to avoid related infections caused by endoscopic contamination, thus ensuring the medical quality and patients’ safety.