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Single use flexible ureteroscopes: Current status and future directions

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العنوان: Single use flexible ureteroscopes: Current status and future directions
المؤلفون: Juliebø‐Jones, Patrick, Ventimiglia, Eugenio, Somani, Bhaskar K., Æsøy, Mathias Sørstrand, Gjengstø, Peder, Beisland, Christian, Ulvik, Øyvind
المصدر: BJUI Compass ; volume 4, issue 6, page 613-621 ; ISSN 2688-4526 2688-4526
بيانات النشر: Wiley
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: Wiley Online Library (Open Access Articles via Crossref)
الوصف: Introduction Single use ureteroscopes are a technological innovation that have become available in the past decade and gained increased popularity. To this end, there are now an increasing number of both benchside and clinical studies reporting outcomes associated with their use. Our aim was to deliver a narrative review in order to provide an overview of this new technology. Methods A narrative review was performed to gain overview of the history of the technology's development, equipment specifications and to highlight potential advantages and disadvantages. Results Findings from preclinical studies highlight potenial advantages in terms of the design of single use ureteroscopes such as the lower weight and more recent modifications such as pressure control. However, concerns regarding plastic waste and environmental impact still remain unanswered. Clinical studies reveal them to have a non inferior status for outcomes such as stone free rate. However, the volume of evidence, especially in terms of randomised trials remains limited. From a cost perspective, study conclusions are still conflicting and centres are recommended to perform their own micro cost analyses. Conclusions Most clinical outcomes for single use ureteroscopes currently match those achieved by reusable ureteroscopes but the data pool is still limited. Areas of continued debate include their environmental impact and cost efficiency.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1002/bco2.265
الاتاحة: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bco2.265
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.FCD53749
قاعدة البيانات: BASE