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Endoscopy


With this device, channel-less ENT-endoscopes can be reprocessed and ready for use in around 10 minutes, compared to more than one hour with other methods.


including endoscopes. Although channel-less ENT and TEE-probes make up only a small portion of medical devices, we must start somewhere.” UV Smart recently conducted a study in the Netherlands in collaboration with Technische Universiteit Delft (Technical University Delft) and Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis (Reinier de Graaf Hospital), to explore the CO2


footprint


of the D60 solution. They found that after one year of implementing the D60, 8000 kilos of CO2


were reduced per year.3 119 days.


Hoek emphasises that there is a win-win situation for everybody: “We can show the world and the industry that it is possible to reach the same amount of disinfection levels and maintain the same level of medical device safety, without cutting back on quality or on patient safety, while enormously reducing CO2


footprint.”


With the ageing population, pressure on healthcare will only increase. As a result, there is a need to reduce costs while ensuring the same number of patients can get treated. Looking ahead, endoscopy will likely continue


to witness more changes driven by ongoing research, technological breakthroughs, and


To put this into


perspective: this is equivalent to the amount of CO2


associated with lighting the Eiffel Tower for


collaboration. As innovation continues to unfold, patients stand to benefit from more efficient, precise, and less invasive diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The synergy of these elements promises great outcomes – after all, the whole is always greater than the sum of individual parts.


References 1. Sebastian, S., Dhar, A., Baddeley, R., et al. (2023). Green endoscopy: British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Joint Accreditation Group (JAG) and Centre for Sustainable Health (CSH) joint consensus on practical measures for environmental sustainability in endoscopy. Gut, 72(1), 12-26.


2. Van Straten, B., van der Heiden, D. R., Robertson, D., et al. (2021). Surgical waste reprocessing: Injection molding using recycled blue wrapping paper from the operating room. Journal of Cleaner Production, 322, 129121. https://doi. org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129121


3. Reinier de Graaf Hospital and Technical University of Delft. (June 2023). The Way to


Sustainable Healthcare: Reduction of CO2 Emissions and Turnaround Time Through Innovative Disinfection Methods. UV Smart. Retrieved from https://www.uvsmart.nl/post/ revolutionary-uv-smart-d60-reduces-co2-


SCAN ME


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To listen to the ‘Patient Safety in Endoscopy – the Podcast’ please scan the QR code (see above). For further information on the solutions that PENTAX Medical offers, scan the relevant QR code (see below) to be directed to the company’s webpage.


Scilabub Autoclave Hand & Arm Protection


l Heat resistant (Contains Nomex® l Working temperature around 260° l Protects to 370°


) C C before degradation


l Glove or Gauntlet length and 4 sizes l Low thermal conductivity l Can be cleaned in the Autoclave l Unaffected by washing l Hard wearing (contains Kevlar®


)


l Extremely dextrous l Worldwide distribution


www.scilabub.com E: sales@scilabub.com T: +44 1530 279996 April 2024 I www.clinicalservicesjournal.com 73


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