Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Elghannam, Maged Tharwat
• Hassanien, Moataz Hassan
• Ameen, Yosry Abdelrahman
• Elattar, Gamal Mohammed
• Ray, Ahmed Ali El
• Turky, Emad Abdel Wahab
• Talkawy, Mohammed Darwish El

Titel

Single-use endoscopes: A narrative review

Ist Teil von

• International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2022, 11(1), , pp.1-4

Ort / Verlag

Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The transmission of infections through gastrointestinal endoscopy is a vital issue. The main problem lies in the use of duodenoscopes due to mechanical aspects of the scope design. Even with high-level disinfection, sterilization of the scope can fail. Hence, the Food and Drug Administration has encouraged a shift to single-use endoscopes. Available options include endoscopes with single-use components (mainly single-use endcaps), fully single-use duodenoscopes (SUDs), and even those with a disposable elevator mechanism. Clinical trials revealed that both reusable and single-use scopes have the same efficacy, while single-use scopes have benefits in terms of infection control, economic considerations, and ease of reprocessing. A few drawbacks are left to be dealt with. Reusable duodenoscopes with removable/disposable endcaps are satisfactory except in specific situations where SUDs are better to use.