Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy

• Published in: Clinical endoscopy Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 148 - 160
• Main Authors: Shim, Ki-Nam, Jeon, Seong Ran, Jang, Hyun Joo, Kim, Jinsu, Lim, Yun Jeong, Kim, Kyeong Ok, Song, Hyun Joo, Lee, Hyun Seok, Park, Jae Jun, Kim, Ji Hyun, Chun, Jaeyoung, Park, Soo Jung, Yang, Dong-Hoon, Min, Yang Won, Keum, Bora, Lee, Bo-In
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 01.03.2017; 대한소화기내시경학회
• Subjects: Capsule endoscopy; Indicator; Process; Quality; Review; Small bowel; 내과학; Process; Capsule endoscopy; Small bowel; Quality; Indicator
• ISSN: 2234-2400; 2234-2443
• DOI: 10.5946/ce.2017.030

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.