We aim to evaluate whether the use of single-use gastroscopes at the bedside can reduce the time from clinical indication to procedure compared to reusable gastroscopes used in the endoscopy unit for patients referred for subacute gastroscopy. Participants in the first period will be scheduled for gastroscopy with a reusable gastroscope in the endoscopy unit, whereas participants during the second period will have a gastroscopy performed at the hospital department (bed-side) with a single-use gastroscope.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
78
CE-marked single-use gastroscopes from Ambu are used in the single-use group.
Reusable gastroscopes from Olympus are used in the reusable group.
Zealand University Hospital
Køge, Denmark
Time from the indication/decision for early endoscopy to procedure
Time frame: From indication to procedure, up to two weeks
Endoscopists' rating of the gastroscope
The endoscopists' rating of the gastroscope
Time frame: Immediately after procedure
Time from admission to procedure
Time frame: From admission to procedure, up to 3 months
Time from procedure to discharge
Time frame: From procedure to discharge, up to 3 months
Duration of the procedure
Time frame: During the procedure
Did the patient need sedation or local anaesthetic throat spray?
Frequency of use of sedation and/or local anaesthetic throat spray in each group.
Time frame: During the procedure
Technical success
Technical success is defined as the ability to complete the procedure adequately based on the indication and guidelines.
Time frame: From admission to discharge, up to 3 months
Complications to gastroscopy
Time frame: 24 and 72 hour follow-up after procedure
Need for converting to general anaesthesia or reusable gastroscope
Did the patient need a new gastroscopy during admission? If so, what is the reason for that, according to the patient's medical record?
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Time frame: During admission, up to 3 months
Findings during the procedure
The frequency of various findings observed during the procedure in each group (e.g., gastric ulcer, varices, stenosis), based on the procedure documentation in the patients' medical records.
Time frame: During the procedure