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Single-use versus reusable endoscopes in gastroenterology: Systematic review of full and partial economic evaluations. [PDF]

Endosc Int Open
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Future decision making on health care will need to consider broader environmental and sustainability issues. One example is adoption of single-use endoscopes instead of reusable endoscopes in gastroenterology, largely due to ...
Zanganeh M, Jiang Y, Waugh N, Brown A, Chen YF, Arasaradnam RP, Andronis L, "SUMU Endo" project group .   +7 more
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Robotics in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Applied Sciences, 2021
Recent advances in endoscopic technology allow clinicians to not only detect digestive diseases early, but also provide appropriate treatment. The development of various therapeutic endoscopic technologies has changed the paradigm in the treatment of ...
Sang-Hyun Kim, Hyuk-Soon Choi, Bora Keum, Hoon-Jai Chun   +3 more
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Examination of endoscopic intracanal observation with an ultrafine‐diameter scope [PDF]

DEN Open
Objectives The endoscopic channel can be damaged by instruments during use and cleaning, leading to contamination, infection, and increased repair costs. However, few devices are available to observe the inside of the endoscopic channel.
Takeshi Jinno, Kazuya Miyaguchi, Daiki Muraishi, Toshiyuki Narumi, Kanji Kabasawa, Hideki Ohgo, Yoshikazu Tsuzuki, Hiroyuki Imaeda   +7 more
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The mouth or the nose: the past, present, and future of ultra-slim gastroscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract in pediatrics [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
BackgroundUltra-slim, flexible endoscopy pioneered for the evaluation of luminal diseases of the airway, has been used for over 40 years. In the late 20th century, it was adopted in the gastrointestinal specialties for evaluation of the digestive tract ...
Paul Tran, Rose Lee, Ali Mencin, Matthew Ryan, Joel A. Friedlander, Michael A. Manfredi   +5 more
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Endoscopic Weekly and Carbapenem-Resistant Organisms Surveillance Program Implementation and Assessment between 2019 and 2024 [PDF]

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: The risk of bacterial transmission through gastrointestinal endoscopes remains a critical concern in healthcare-associated infections, driven by the complex design of endoscopes and potential lapses in reprocessing protocols.
Court Desmond, Faith Fursman, Kimberly Blanton, Kevin Hatton, Rachel Howard, Olafsson David, Sean McTigue, Nicholas Van Sickels, Sherese Hinton, Takaaki Kobayashi   +9 more
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Efficacy of a novel channel-cleaning ball brush for endoscope reprocessing: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2022
Background/Aims Endoscopic channels are difficult to clean and can cause infection transmission. We examined the effectiveness of a newly developed channel-cleaning ball brush (BB), which is sucked into the endoscopic channel and scrapes and cleans the ...
Kwang Hyun Chung, Jeong Don Chae, Wonho Choe, Hyo Young Lee, Il Hwan Oh, Byoung Kwan Son   +5 more
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Gastrointestinal endoscope contamination rates – elevators are not only to blame: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Endoscopy International Open, 2022
Background and study aims Duodenoscopes that are contaminated due to inadequate reprocessing are well-documented. However, studies have demonstrated poor reprocessing of other kinds of endoscopes as well, including echoendoscopes, gastroscopes, and ...
Hemant Goyal, Sara Larsen, Abhilash Perisetti, Nikolaj Birk Larsen, Lotte Klinten Ockert, Sven Adamsen, Benjamin Tharian, Nirav Thosani   +7 more
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High Prevalence Rate of Microbial Contamination in Patient-Ready Gastrointestinal Endoscopes in Tehran, Iran: an Alarming Sign for the Occurrence of Severe Outbreaks

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
An alarmingly increasing number of outbreaks caused by contaminated gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopes are being reported as a particularly concerning issue.
Hamidreza Houri, Hamid Asadzadeh Aghdaei, Sepideh Firuzabadi, Babak Khorsand, Fatemeh Soltanpoor, Maedeh Rafieepoor, Mohammad Tanhaei, Ghazal Soleymani, Masoumeh Azimirad, Amir Sadeghi, Nasser Ebrahimi Daryani, Farhad Zamani, Ramin Talaei, Abbas Yadegar, Seyed Reza Mohebi, Ghazal Sherkat, Mehrdad Hagh Azalli, Habib Malekpour, Gholamreza Hemmasi, Mohammad Reza Zali   +19 more
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A prospective, quasi-experimental study on the efficacy of a novel double-headed endoscope cleaning brush for cleaning flexible endoscopes

BMC Gastroenterology
Background The most important step in endoscope retreatment is careful manual cleaning before disinfection. Selecting the proper brushes is critical to disinfection.
Rui Shen, Yaping Wu, Jiajun Lv, Qukai Liu, Weiyan Yao, Shu Chen, Dandan Liu, Huijun Xi, Yibo Zhang   +8 more
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Current engineering developments for robotic systems in flexible endoscopy [PDF]

, 2022
The past four decades have seen an increase in the incidence of early-onset gastrointestinal cancer. Because early-stage cancer detection is vital to reduce mortality rate, mass screening colonoscopy provides the most effective prevention strategy ...
Alian, Amirhosein, Alian, A, Mylonas, G, Franco, Enrico, Avery, James P, Lo, Benny, Benny Lo, Runciman, M, Enrico Franco, Emilia Zari, Wang, Z, Rodriguez y Baena, Ferdinando, Lo, B, Avery, J P, Ferdinando Rodriguez y Baena, George Mylonas, Zeyu Wang, Wang, Zeyu, Franco, E, Zari, Emilia, Mylonas, George, Runciman, Mark, Rodriguez y Baena, F, Amirhosein Alian, Zari, E, James P. Avery, Mark Runciman   +26 more
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