Bronchoscope Cost References

Capital: (15 studies)

• Perbet, et al, 2017. Cost analysis of single use (Ambu®aScope™) and reusable bronchoscopes in the ICU. Annals of Intensive Care 7(3).
• Marshall, et al, 2017. Experience with the use of single-use disposable bronchoscope in the ICU in a tertiary referral center of Singapore. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 24(2):136-143.
• Gupta and Wang, 2011. Cost-effectiveness analysis of flexible optical scopes for tracheal intubation: a descriptive comparative study of reusable and single-use scopes. J Clin Anesth 23(8): 632-5.
• Tvede, et al, 2012. A cost analysis of reusable and disposable flexible optical scopes for intubation. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand 56(5):577-84.
• Bertrand, et al, 2014. Étude de cout en faveur du fibroscope à usage unique. Europharmat 18. 
• Sorli S.C et al, 2015. Single use versus reusable fiberscopes: Comparative cost study. Europharmat 19.
• Liu, et al. 2012. Cost identification analysis of anesthesia fiberscope use for tracheal intubation. J  Anesth Clin Res 3(5). 
• Debraine, et al, 2016. Fibroscope réutilisable versus usage unique: analyse de coûts en réanimation. XXVII Congrès Natl la Société Française d’Hygiène Hosp.
• Aïssou, et al, 2013. Cost analysis comparing single-use (Ambu®aScopeTM) and conventional reusable fiberoptic flexible scopes for difficult tracheal intubation. Ann Fr Anesth Reanim 32(5):291-5.
• McCahon and Whynes, 2015. Cost comparison of re-usable and single-use fibrescopes in a large English teaching hospital. Anaesthesia 70(6):699-706.
• Wojick, et al, 2015. Medico-Economic benefit from replacing reusable bronchoscopes with single-use versions: A micro costing evaluation. p. 314. http://www.sf2s-steri lisat ion.fr/wpcon tent/uploa ds/2016/08/ID122 _WFHSS_%20201 5.pdf.
• Mankikian, et al, 2014. An evaluation of a new single-use flexible bronchoscope with a large suction channel: reliability of bronchoalveolar lavage in ventilated piglets and initial clinical experience. Anaesthesia 69(7):701-6.
• Videau et al, 2017. A comparative cost analysis of single-use versus reusable fiberopticbronchoscopes: Is single-use fiberscope worth it? Ann Fr Anesth Reani 75:473–9.
• Châteauvieux C, et al, 2018. Single‐use flexible bronchoscopes compared with reusable bronchoscopes: Positive organizational impact but a costly solution. J Eval Clin Pract 24(3):528-35.
• Ofstead, et al, 2019. Managing bronchoscope quality and cost: Results of a real-world study. Process, www.iahcsmm.org.

Reprocessing

Cori L. Ofstead et al 2017. “A GLIMPSE AT THE TRUE COST OF REPROCESSING ENDOSCOPES: RESULTS OF A PILOT PROJECT”, In International Journal of Healthcare Central Service Material Management (www.iahcsmm.org)

Repairs

Based on 16 U.S. Hospital Centers, >1,299 Procedures

Cross-Contamination

Mouritsen, J m et al., A systematic Review and Cost effectiveness analysis of reusable vs. single-use flexible bronchoscopes, anaesthesia 2020, 75:529-540