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Table 6 Cost of consumables involved in reprocessing endoscopes in EVOTECH ECR

From: Comparative cost-efficiency of the EVOTECH endoscope cleaner and reprocessor versus manual cleaning plus automated endoscope reprocessing in a real-world Canadian hospital endoscopy setting

 

Cost per Scope

Cost per Year

Cidex OPA for automated, single-use cleaning of each endoscope

$7.75

$79, 912.68

Labour to change the Cidex

$0.02

$168.10

70% alcohol for internal flush of each endoscope

$0.03

$310.27

Cidezyme for automated daily disinfection of the EVOTECH ECR

$0.89

$9, 174.31

Labour to perform auto disinfection cycle

$0.003

$28.86

1 μm External Pre Filter

$0.09

$225.00

0.2 μm Internal Evotech Machine Filter

$0.33

$825.00

0.2 μm External Hybrid Carbon Filter

$0.16

$400.00

0.2 μm External Membrane Filter

$0.32

$800.00

Labour to change filters

$0.02

$49.95

Total annual consumables cost

 

$91, 894.17

Cost of consumables per scope

 

$8.91