U.S. gastroenterologists surveyed by an endoscope manufacturer expressed interest in using single-use duodenoscopes for approximately half of their endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures, according to a report of the findings at the 2020 virtual annual meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology.
Sara Larsen, MSc, and her colleagues from Ambu Inc, which manufactures the aScope Duodeno single-use scope for ERCP, surveyed the physicians to assess their willingness to use single-use duodenoscopes in their endoscopy practices (abstract P1857). Between Feb. 17 and March 16, 2020, 70 gastroenterologists who perform ERCP answered an electronic survey about using single-use scopes instead of reusable ones. The investigators collected the data using the online survey tool QuestionPro, de-identifying the respondents.