Bronchoscopy in Germany Generates More Than 550 Tons of Waste Annually, With Reusable PPE Offering the Largest Immediate Reduction
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In this prospective multicenter study from two German tertiary care centers, pulmonary endoscopy with reusable scopes generated a mean of 1479.7 g of waste per patient, with higher waste output for combined bronchoscopy plus endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) than for bronchoscopy alone.
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