Study Compares Cost and Environmental Impact of Single-Use and Reusable Cystoscopes

Value-Based Care

Reusable cystoscopes use 15 gallons of water per reprocessing cycle in addition to the waste it generates, a new study shows. Switching to single-use cystoscopes can save a clinic in France a significant amount of money based on the number of cystoscopy procedures.

Should Flexible Cystoscopy be Delayed if Urinalysis Detects Infection?

Best Practices

Procedures were canceled at a high-volume center in the U.K. if pre-cystoscopy urinalysis suggested an infection was present. Did they need to be?

Can Ureteroscopy Be Done Without Prescribing Opioids?

Best Practices

When evaluating their own prescribing practices, physicians at Vanderbilt University Medical Center realized much of it was based on habits rather than need.

Carbon Footprint of Single-Use Cystoscopes at Center of Urology Journal Debate

Public Health

A recent study found that the carbon footprint of a disposable cystoscope was “significantly lower” than the reusable alterative. An opposing letter to the editor, however, expresses two “serious methodical concerns” with the study.

How a 3-D Bladder Replica Can Enhance Cystoscopy ‘Mastery and Internalization’

Emerging Technologies

Practicing on a cost-effective and realistic 3-D printed phantom bladder could prove useful to not only medical students but experienced urologists as well.