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Study finds single-use bronchoscopes reduce hospital readmission rates by half

October 21, 2021 By Jim Hammerand

Ambu aScope4 single-use bronchoscope
The Ambu aScope4 single-use bronchoscope [Photo courtesy of Ambu]
A study of 14,228 bronchoscopy procedures found sterile, disposable scopes reduced readmission rates by more than half.

The study, authored by Ambu consultant Dr. Hudson Garrett, analyzed procedures at inpatient hospitals as well as outpatient ambulatory facilities.

He found that 3.6 percent of patients treated with a single-use, flexible bronchoscope were readmitted within 30 days, compared to 7.7 percent of patients whose procedures used reusable scopes.

Get the full story at our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing.

Filed Under: Catheters, Endoscopes, Sterilization Tagged With: Ambu

About Jim Hammerand

Jim Hammerand is the managing editor of Medical Design & Outsourcing. He has more than 15 years of professional journalism experience spanning newspapers, magazines, websites and broadcast news. For nearly a decade, he reported and edited business news for American City Business Journals as a reporter and digital editor at the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal and then managing editor of the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Minnesota. He is based near Seattle in Edmonds, Washington, where he and his family live. Connect with him on LinkedIn or by email at jimhammerand@wtwhmedia.com.

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