Single‐use accessories and endoscopes in the era of sustainability and climate change—A balancing act

Effect of Disposable Elevator Cap Duodenoscopes on Persistent Microbial Contamination and Technical Performance of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

(2023) Nauzer Forbes et al.   JAMA Internal Medicine

Getting the full picture: let’s always include sustainability in trials reporting new technology!

(2023) Andrei Voiosu et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

THE COST OF REUSABLE ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY (ERCP) IN THE US: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

(2023) David Hoffman et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Life cycle assessment of routinely used endoscopic instruments and simple intervention to reduce our environmental impact

(2023) Pedro López-Muñoz et al.   GUT

The outcomes and safety of patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography combining a single-use cholangioscope and a single-use duodenoscope: A multicenter retrospective international study

(2023) Alessandro Fugazza et al.   Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Diseases International

Single-use duodenoscopes compared with reusable duodenoscopes in patients carrying multidrug-resistant microorganisms: a break-even cost analysis

(2023) Margreet C. Vos et al.   Endoscopy International Open

Gastrointestinal endoscopy’s carbon footprint

(2023) Su Bee Park et al.   Clinical Endoscopy

International Delphi Consensus Study on disposable single-use endoscopy: A path to clinical adoption

(2023) Alessandro Repici et al.   DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE

Cost utility analysis of strategies for minimizing risk of duodenoscope related infections.

(2022) Monique T. Barakat et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Reprocessing and Reuse of Endoscopic Accessories

(2022) Vikram Bhatia et al.   Journal of Digestive Endoscopy

Disposable versus reusable gastroscope: a prospective randomized non-inferiority trial

(2022) Xiaoya Luo et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Reducing the environmental footprint of gastrointestinal endoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA) Position Statement

(2022) Enrique Rodríguez de Santiago et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Bacterial contamination and organic residue after reprocessing in duodenoscopes with disposable distal caps compared to duodenoscopes with fixed distal caps: a randomized trial

(2022) Wiriyaporn Ridtitid et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Environmental and Health Outcomes of Single-Use versus Reusable Duodenoscopes

(2022) Nguyen Nhat Thu Le et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Single-use duodenoscopes are an efficient tool for emergency ERCP in real-life

(2022) Paul Rivallin et al.   Endoscopy International Open

Green endoscopy: practical implementation

(2022) Leigh Donnelly   Frontline Gastroenterology

Single-use duodenoscopes and duodenoscopes with disposable end caps

(2021) Arvind J. Trindade et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Gastrointestinal Biopsies in a Surgical Pathology Laboratory

(2021) Ilyssa O Gordon et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

Single-use duodenoscope for ERCP performed by endoscopists with a range of experience in procedures of variable complexity

(2021) Adam Slivka et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Economic burden of enhanced practices of duodenoscopes reprocessing and surveillance: balancing risk and cost containment

(2021) Shivanand Bomman et al.   Endoscopy International Open

Estimating the environmental impact of disposable endoscopic equipment and endoscopes

(2021) Sathvik Namburar et al.   GUT

The feasibility and safety of disposable endoscope vs. conventional endoscope for upper gastrointestinal tract examination: a multicenter, randomized, parallel, non-inferiority trial

(2021) De-feng Li et al.   ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE

A narrative review on current duodenoscope reprocessing techniques and novel developments

(2021) Maarten Heuvelmans et al.   Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control

A newly designed duodenoscope with detachable distal cap significantly reduces organic residue contamination after reprocessing

(2020) Wiriyaporn Ridtitid et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Environmental Impact of Endoscopy

(2020) Swapna Gayam   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Equivalent performance of single-use and reusable duodenoscopes in a randomised trial

(2020) Ji Young Bang et al.   GUT

An Operable, Portable, and Disposable Ultrathin Endoscope for Evaluation of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

(2019) Donghoon Kang et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

The hidden cost of colonoscopy including cost of reprocessing and infection rate: the implications for disposable colonoscopes

(2019) Sara Larsen et al.   GUT

Clinical evaluation of a single-use duodenoscope for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

(2019) V. Raman Muthusamy et al.   Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Duodenoscope reprocessing practice patterns in U.S. endoscopy centers: a survey study

(2018) Adarsh M. Thaker et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Rates of infection after colonoscopy and osophagogastroduodenoscopy in ambulatory surgery centres in the USA

(2018) Peiqi Wang et al.   GUT

Prevention of multidrug-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes: Position Statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (ESGENA)

(2017) Ulrike Beilenhoff et al.   ENDOSCOPY

A double-reprocessing high-level disinfection protocol does not eliminate positive cultures from the elevators of duodenoscopes

(2017) Douglas Rex et al.   ENDOSCOPY

Ultrathin disposable gastroscope for screening and surveillance of gastroesophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis: a prospective comparative study

(2017) Dep K. Huynh et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Snare tip soft coagulation achieves effective and safe endoscopic hemostasis during wide-field endoscopic resection of large colonic lesions (with videos)

(2013) Farzan Fahrtash-Bahin et al.   GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Safety and efficacy of a novel disposable sheathed gastroscopic system in clinical practice

(2013) Peng Jin et al.   JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY

Comparison of Sterilization of Reusable Endoscopic Biopsy Forceps by Autoclaving and Ethylene Oxide Gas

(2011) Jai Hoon Yoon et al.   DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae outbreak after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

(2010) C. Aumeran et al.   ENDOSCOPY