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ArticleWorld journal of urology2025

Reusable vs. single use cystoscope: economic & environmental assessment.

Said Ait Taleb, Nicole Francois, Badr Eddine Tehhani, Thomas Perez

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Article in World journal of urology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Said Ait TalebDepartment of Sterilization, Pharmacy Department, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), 70 Chemin du Ruisseau Mirabeau, 13015, Marseille, France. said.ait-taleb@etu.univ-amu.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-9104-6545
Nicole FrancoisDepartment of Sterilization, Pharmacy Department, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), 70 Chemin du Ruisseau Mirabeau, 13015, Marseille, France.
Badr Eddine TehhaniDepartment of Sterilization, Pharmacy Department, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), 70 Chemin du Ruisseau Mirabeau, 13015, Marseille, France.
Thomas PerezDepartment of Sterilization, Pharmacy Department, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille (APHM), 70 Chemin du Ruisseau Mirabeau, 13015, Marseille, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo introduce a scalable methodology for assessing the economic and environmental impacts of reusable versus single-use devices, with a novel approach of processing reusable devices through low-temperature sterilization (LTS) (STERRAD®).

methodsThe economic analysis used micro-costing techniques while carbon footprint was calculated with two different methods: "UO Sté method" derived from Deschavannes et al. (2021) and an ISO 14040/14044 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the sterilization of the reusable device performed with OPENLCA v2.4.0 software and ELCD v3.2 free database. The uncertainty analysis was performed with a Monte Carlo analysis. These methods were applied to a case study from cystoscopes procedures performed (2023).

resultsOur LCA study indicates an annual reduction of 582.4 kg CO

conclusionsLTS of reusable cystoscopes seems to have a significant decrease of the environmental footprint and economic impact.

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CystoscopesDisposable EquipmentEquipment ReuseSterilizationCarbon FootprintCosts and Cost AnalysisHumansCost analysisCystoscopyEndourologyLife cycle assessmentSterilizationUrology instrumentation

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PMID40411590

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