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Environmental impact of single-use versus reusable gastroscopes

Environmental impact of single-use versus reusable gastroscopes

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Environmental impact of single-use versus reusable gastroscopes

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Full title

Environmental impact of single-use versus reusable gastroscopes

Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology

Journal title

Gut, 2024-11, Vol.73 (11), p.1816-1822

Language

English

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Publisher

England: BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Society of Gastroenterology

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Contents

AbstractIntroductionThe environmental impact of endoscopy is a topic of growing interest. This study aimed to compare the carbon footprint of performing an esogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with a reusable (RU) or with a single-use (SU) disposable gastroscope.MethodsSU (Ambu aScope Gastro) and RU gastroscopes (Olympus, H190) were evaluated using life cyc...

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Environmental impact of single-use versus reusable gastroscopes

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11503130

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_11503130

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ISSN

0017-5749,1468-3288

E-ISSN

1468-3288

DOI

10.1136/gutjnl-2024-332293

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