OCTOBER 25, 2022

Report from ACG '22: Study Assesses Learning Curve for Transition to Disposable Duodenoscopes

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Changing  to disposable duodenoscopes requires a training period but not a steep one, according to a study of the experience of a single operator. 

“I think all practicing advanced endoscopists who do [endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)]—at some point have to consider doing this transition in one way or another," whether it is to fully disposable devices or those with disposable tips or caps, said investigator Nasir Saleem, MD, an