A randomized controlled trial comparing the accuracy of general diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy performed by nurse or medical endoscopists

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 553-560

  Meaden, Chris ^a   Joshi, M ^b   Hollis, S ^b   Higham, A ^a   Lynch, D ^c  

^a ROYAL LANCASTER INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BLACKBURN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL BIOPSY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; VIDEOTAPE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DUODENAL DISEASES; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 33745556122     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925164     Document Type: Article

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