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Review
. 2017 Mar;50(2):148-160.
doi: 10.5946/ce.2017.030. Epub 2017 Mar 30.

Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

Ki-Nam Shim  1 , Seong Ran Jeon  2 , Hyun Joo Jang  3 , Jinsu Kim  4 , Yun Jeong Lim  5 , Kyeong Ok Kim  6 , Hyun Joo Song  7 , Hyun Seok Lee  8 , Jae Jun Park  9 , Ji Hyun Kim  10 , Jaeyoung Chun  11 , Soo Jung Park  9 , Dong-Hoon Yang  12 , Yang Won Min  13 , Bora Keum  14 , Bo-In Lee  4 ; Korean Gut Image Study Group
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Review

Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

Ki-Nam Shim et al. Clin Endosc. 2017 Mar.

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.

Keywords: Capsule endoscopy; Indicator; Process; Quality; Small bowel.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no financial conflicts of interest.

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