Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy.

Author: Ki Nam SHIM ¹ ; Seong Ran JEON ; Hyun Joo JANG ; Jinsu KIM ; Yun Jeong LIM ; Kyeong Ok KIM ; Hyun Joo SONG ; Hyun Seok LEE ; Jae Jun PARK ; Ji Hyun KIM ; Jaeyoung CHUN ; Soo Jung PARK ; Dong Hoon YANG ; Yang Won MIN ; Bora KEUM ; Bo In LEE
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1. Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Publication Type:Review
Keywords: Capsule endoscopy; Small bowel; Process; Quality; Indicator
MeSH: Capsule Endoscopy*; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Hemorrhage
From:Clinical Endoscopy 2017;50(2):148-160
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Capsule endoscopy (CE) enables evaluation of the entire mucosal surface of the small bowel (SB), which is one of the most important steps for evaluating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Although the diagnostic yield of SB CE depends on many clinical factors, there are no reports on quality indicators. Thus, the Korean Gut Image Study Group (KGISG) publishes an article titled, “Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy” under approval from the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE). Herein, we initially identified process quality indicators, while the structural and outcome indicators are reserved until sufficient clinical data are accumulated. We believe that outcomes of SB CE can be improved by trying to meet our proposed quality indicators.