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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Nov 16, 2013; 5(11): 574-580
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.574
Published online Nov 16, 2013. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.574
Establishing a quality indicator format for endoscopic ultrasound
Jesse Lachter, Departments of Gastroenterology, Head of EUS Service, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa 30196, Israel
Jesse Lachter, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa 30196, Israel
Benjamin Bluen, Department of Internal Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States
Benjamin Bluen, Wafaa Bellan, Israel Institute of Technology, Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Rambam Healthcare Campus, Haifa 30196, Israel
Irving Waxman, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, United States
Author contributions: Lachter J conceived and designed this study, acquired data, instrumental in article drafting and revision, approved article; Bluen B drafted, revised, and submitted this article, analyzed data; Waxman I designed study, contributed cases for international comparison, and assisted in the article’s final approval; Bellan W performed key research, acquired and analyzed data.
Correspondence to: Dr. Jesse Lachter, MD, Departments of Gastroenterology, Head of EUS Service, Rambam Healthcare Campus, 6 Ha’Aliya Ha’Shniya Street, Bat Galim, Haifa 30196, Israel. bbluen@gmail.com
Telephone: +972-4-8542887 Fax: +972-4-8542887
Received: June 14, 2013
Revised: August 10, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Processing time: 157 Days and 15.7 Hours
Revised: August 10, 2013
Accepted: October 17, 2013
Published online: November 16, 2013
Processing time: 157 Days and 15.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Certain key points of quality control have been delineated as quality indicators by American and European Gastrointestinal Societies, which serve to establish and maintain high-quality gastrointestinal minimally invasive procedures and reports, minimize potential adverse events, and to optimize costs, resulting in savings for both hospitals and patients while optimizing patient care in the process. This national quality control study of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with expanded international comparison emphasized developing a standardized quality indicator table for EUS and subsequently evaluating physician adherence.