Prospective evaluation of an assessment tool for technical performance of duodenoscopes

While single-use and detachable-tip duodenoscopes have been recently developed to overcome risks of infection transmission, there are no reliable tools to objectively assess their technical performance. We evaluated the reliability and validity of a newly developed tool to assess the technical performance of reusable duodenoscopes.An assessment tool was developed to measure duodenoscope performance based on three distinct criteria:...