While disposable electronic gastroscopes were comparable to reusable gastroscopes for capturing images, the image quality was lower and the operating time was longer, a randomized non-inferiority trial in China found.
In an analysis involving 110 patients, both types of gastroscopes had a 100% success rate for capturing routine anatomical images, which met criteria for non-inferiority (margin of -8%), reported Peng Li, MD, of the Beijing Friendship Hospital in China, and colleagues, writing in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.