Use of current automatic smoke evacuation system in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy: Its feasibility and potential usefulness

Autor: Yohei Nose, Motohiko Kato, Shoma Aoyagi, Kazunori Akeo, Kotaro Yamashita, Takuro Saito, Koji Tanaka, Kazuyoshi Yamamoto, Tomoki Makino, Tsuyoshi Takahashi, Yukinori Kurokawa, Hidetoshi Eguchi, Yuichiro Doki, Kiyokazu Nakajima
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: DEN Open, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2692-4609
DOI: 10.1002/deo2.367
Popis: Abstract Objectives Flexible endoscopy does not have a system that can automatically evacuate surgical smoke generated in the gastrointestinal lumen. We aimed to investigate the feasibility and potential usefulness of automatic smoke evacuation systems in flexible endoscopy. Methods [Bench] After surgical smoke generated in the stomach was evacuated by the evacuator, the degree of residual smoke and gastric luminal collapse were evaluated to optimize the evacuator settings. [Animal] Insufflation, suction, and total operation time to complete the protocol of 10 cauterizations of the gastric mucosa were measured in three groups: “manual suction only,” “manual suction with automatic evacuation (50% force),” and “manual suction with automatic evacuation (70% force).” The stability of endoscopic visualization and operability was evaluated by 10 endoscopists blinded to those suction settings, and the number of manual suctions, insufflations, and total operation time were measured. Results [Bench] The degree of residual smoke and gastric luminal collapse were inversely correlated. [Animal] When the automatic evacuator was partially used, there was no difference in the insufflation time, but the suction time (vs 50%; p = 0.011, vs. 70%; p = 0.011) and total operation time (vs. 50%; p = 0.012, vs. 70%; p = 0.036) were significantly reduced compared to manual operation only. Furthermore, manual suction with automatic evacuation (50% force) significantly improved the stability of endoscopic visualization and operability compared to manual operation only (p = 0.041, p = 0.0085). Conclusions The automatic smoke evacuation in flexible gastrointestinal endoscopy was potentially feasible and useful by improving the device setting.
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