The efficacy and safety of disposable endoscopes in reducing persistent microbial contamination: a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing technical performance with reusable endoscopes
Disposable endoscopes have notably reduced fever risk in comparison to reusable ones. However, urosepsis rates, positive urine cultures, and hospital stay showed no differences. Consideration of cost and environmental impact is recommended.
Authors
- Hiba Hamdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4488-7323)
- Jamil Nasrallah
- Ali Saad Al‐Shammari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4298-5456)
- Ali Jawad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7100-8419)
- Jana Jaber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6878-3397)
- Pishoy Sydhom
- Abbas Al Bazzal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0740-0900)
- Ahmed M. Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7989-0466)
- Shady Makram Attalah
- Armia Mounir Agour
- Gloria Thomas Guergues
Institutions
- Ain Shams University (EG)
- University of Baghdad (IQ)
- Lebanese University (LB)
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
- Damascus University (SY)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.07.025
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.37