The Development and Evaluation of a Novel Duodenoscope Assessment Tool

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures are performed using duodenoscopes for the treatment of pancreatic and biliary diseases. Although outcomes in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures are measured mainly in terms of procedural success and complications, currently there are no objective tools to assess the technical performance of the duodenoscopes. The Center for Interventional Endoscopy has maintained a multicenter database that prospectively evaluates the technical performance of duodenoscopes for performing ERCPs. Our objective is to analyze the database in order to summarize the technical performance of duodenoscopes during ERCPs and evaluate the reliability of the duodenoscope assessment tool.