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As an endoscopist performs more double balloon enteroscopies (DBE), procedure times and fluoroscopy use decrease significantly. This increased experience with DBE leads to greater efficiency and less resource utilization.

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  • Gastroenterology
  • Endoscopy
  • Medical Devices

Background:

  • Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is an advanced endoscopic technique for examining the small intestine.
  • Assessing the learning curve for complex procedures like DBE is crucial for optimizing patient care and resource allocation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate how an endoscopist's efficiency and resource utilization change with increasing experience in performing double balloon enteroscopy (DBE).

Main Methods:

  • A retrospective analysis of 802 consecutive DBE procedures performed by a single endoscopist over four years.
  • Data collected included length of small intestine examined, procedure duration, and fluoroscopy time, analyzed in sequential groups of 100 procedures.
  • Multivariable linear regression was used for subgroup analysis of diagnostic versus therapeutic procedures.

Main Results:

  • Procedure duration and fluoroscopy time significantly decreased with increasing DBE experience (P < 0.001 for both).
  • Fluoroscopy time was reduced by over 50% across the 802 procedures.
  • While length of small bowel examined did not significantly increase, therapeutic procedures were associated with longer procedure durations compared to diagnostic ones (P < 0.001).

Conclusions:

  • Increased experience with double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) by a single endoscopist correlates with improved efficiency and reduced resource utilization.
  • The learning curve for DBE demonstrates significant improvements in procedure time and reduced fluoroscopy exposure.