Costs of purchase, maintenance, microbiological control, and reprocessing of a reusable duodenoscope.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims The costs of reusable endoscope reprocessing have been evaluated, yet external validity of the findings remains challenging. The aim of this study was to assess the costs of purchase, maintenance, microbiological control, and reprocessing of a reusable duodenoscope per endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in France. Study findings exclude the costs of infection, downtime due to breakdown, reprocessing single-use material disposal, and device disposal, all of which should also be considered. Materials and methods The study encompassed both observational and theoretical approaches. Observational data were collected in four hospitals, from December 2019 to December 2020, with an ad hoc survey, based on 2016 and 2018 national guidelines

SUBMITTER: Thiveaud D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10629588 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature