Single-use Gastroenterology endoscopes

Explore clinical evidence, webinars, physician videos, case studies and other information related to gastroenterology and our single-use GI solutions.

Prof. Dr. Marco Bruno, Chief of the Dept. of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at Rotterdam's Erasmus University Medical Center, Netherlands, on the bright future of single-use endoscopes (15 min).

Intro
(00-00:43)

Single-Use Benefits
(00:44-01:28)

Infection Risks
(01:29-08:17)

Advantages & Challenges
(08:19-11:43)

Single-Use Performance
(11:45-12:38)

Indications for Use
(12:39-14:25)

Future Perspectives
(14:26-15:15)

At ENDO2022’s “A New Era in GI Endoscopy” symposium, co-sponsored by Ambu.

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Thoracic surgeon and Ambu consultant, Dr. Wilson Tsai, shares his first experiences using the single-use aScope™ Gastro endoscope.

Gastrointestinal endoscopy and ergonomics

Facts about the occupational hazard of musculoskeletal injuries

Did you know that up to 89% of GI endoscopists suffer from work-related musculoskeletal injuries¹?

The combination of long, repetitive worktimes with intensive muscular demand has led experts to recommend that whenever possible, lighter endoscopes should be favoured².

Download our summary to learn the most relevant facts related to ergonomics for GI endoscopists.

Learn about aScope Duodeno

Infection control

Get facts and numbers behind the risk of patient cross-contamination when using GI endoscopes. Also, learn about three of the main challenges related to reprocessing reusable scopes and how they can affect your work.

Learn about infection control in gastroenterology

GI Clinical evidence

Comprehensive overview of the latest peer-reviewed studies

Keep up with key findings in the latest GI endoscopy studies (with links to the full studies) in the areas of:

. Infection control.
. Clinical performance
. Cost effectiveness and organizational impact

See also: Key insights of doctors using Ambu single-use GI endoscopes

Gastroscopy

Research related to standard and therapeutic, single-use and reusable gastroscopes

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ERCP

Research related to duodenoscopes and ERCP

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Quick summaries

One-pagers on significant findings in specific areas of gastroenterology
with links to the full studies:

Contaminated gastroscopes

Infectious outbreaks

Organizational impact, performance, and health economics

Scientific evidence, multi-topics, related to single-use gastroenterology

Evidence

Single-use may offer solution for urgent evaluations and upper GI bleeding
Read abstract at Thieme: Endoscopy

15% of duodenoscopes found to be contaminated despite reprocessing (Rauwers 2018, GUT)
Read article on BMJ Journals

Duodenoscopes used to perform ERCP implicated in infection outbreaks (Kim et al., 2016, GIE)
Read abstract on GIE Journals

Existing manufacturer-recommended HLD inadequate (Ross et al., 2015, GIE)
Read abstract on GIE Journal

Scientific conference posters

UEGW
Estimated contamination rate of reprocessed gastroscopes 22.31%
See poster

UEGW
Comparing reusable duodenoscopes to single-use duodenoscopes
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UEGW
Findings highlight the need to educate endoscopy staff on reprocessing to minimize cross-contamination
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UEGW
How ready is Europe to adopt single-use duodenoscopes?
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ACG
Are single-use endoscopes the future of ERCP?
See poster

Audio summary of survey
We asked 70 GI physicians about their attitudes towards single-use duodenoscopes. Get a quick breakdown of the results.
Listen now (04m12sec)

ISPOR
Estimated endoscope-related infection risk associated with reusable duodenoscopes.
See poster

Articles on singleuseendoscopy.com

TECHNOLOGY

From magnet-guided capsules to robotic endoscopy and AI

COST CONSIDERATIONS

Challenges around fixed caps for ERCP

INFECTION CONTROL

Common misconceptions about endoscope reprocessing

Products

Explore our single-use GI endoscope solutions.

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Videos of procedures

Watch physicians using Ambu’s single-use GI endoscopes recorded live at streaming events.
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Single-use and the environment

Learn about our recycling, bioplastics and other goals and sustainability initiatives, and get an overview of how single-use compares with reusable endoscopes in terms of environmental footprint.
Learn about Ambu’s sustainability strategy

References

1. Khaniceh and Shergill, Elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tgie.2019.05.003
2. ASGE Report, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2010.01.071

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