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BACKGROUND:Disposable biopsy forceps have been heavily marketed as cost-effective, convenient, and safer to use than conventional forceps. METHODS:In an attempt to define whether disposable or reusable biopsy forceps were cheaper to use, we prospectively evaluated the purchase price, number of uses, repair record, and cleaning costs of all reusable biopsy forceps used in the outpatient endoscopy unit of a large multispecialty clinic. RESULTS:Over a 12-month period, 1581 biopsy sessions were undertaken. Seventeen of 119 forceps required $1890 in repairs over the study period (an average of $1.20 per biopsy session). Cleaning costs, including technician processing and steam autoclave, approximated $3.46 per use, increasing to $5.61 per use if glutaraldehyde soak was substituted for steam autoclave. CONCLUSIONS:Assuming a sixfold difference in purchase price between reusable and disposable forceps, and a per-use repair and cleaning cost of $1.20 and $3.46, respectively, reusable biopsy forceps became cost-effective after seven uses in our institution.
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Gastrointest Endoscjournal_title
Gastrointestinal endoscopyauthors
Kozarek RA,Raltz SL,Merriam LD,Sumida SEdoi
10.1016/s0016-5107(96)70252-3subject
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1996-01-01 00:00:00pages
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更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-07-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:1988-05-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1995-12-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.gie.2006.02.056
更新日期:2006-10-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2012-05-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.gie.2009.01.024
更新日期:2009-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1016/s0016-5107(91)70825-0
更新日期:1991-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0016-5107(94)70254-3
更新日期:1994-09-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mge.2002.122653
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1999-10-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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更新日期:2020-10-08 00:00:00
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pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1998-06-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
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更新日期:1999-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0016-5107(03)02530-6
更新日期:2004-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Gastrointestinal endoscopy
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2014-12-01 00:00:00