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A better understanding of their workload can reveal opportunities for improving cost efficiency.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Methods A cross-sectional, international, 23-question anonymous online survey was administered in various languages via nursing associations to nurses in endoscopy departments in 33 countries.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Results Responses from 456 nurses specializing in gastrointestinal and pulmonary endoscopy were included in the analysis. The majority of respondents worked in large centers that perform a high volume of procedures and had many years of experience working in endoscopy. The tasks that nurses frequently performed included endoscope reprocessing (full cycle: 51%; on-call: 72%), and moving the endoscopy tower (daily: 23%; weekly: 43%; monthly: 20%; rarely\/never: 14%). Over half (51%) of the nurses reported that patients were transported from other departments to the endoscopy unit on a weekly basis, with 21% reporting daily movement and 23% monthly. Delays in patient procedures due to a lack of available endoscopes were observed daily, weekly, or monthly by 62% of the respondents. The advantages of using disposable endoscopes cited by respondents included increased patient safety (n = 306; 67%), availability (n = 285; 63%), and increased staff safety (n = 232; 51%).<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Conclusion The evaluated survey revealed potential starting points for achieving efficiency improvements and cost savings. 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