Open AccessSingle-use duodenoscopes: where are we and where are we going?
Author(s) -
Shajan Peter,
Ji Young Bang,
Shyam Varadarajulu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.165
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1531-7056
pISSN - 0267-1379
DOI - 10.1097/mog.0000000000000755
Subject(s) - endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , reimbursement , single use , risk analysis (engineering) , medicine , health care , surgery , engineering , process engineering , pancreatitis , economics , economic growth
Given the growing concerns about infection transmission from use of contaminated reusable duodenoscopes, technological advancements have been made that vary from modifications of existing designs to development of single-use devices.