Variation among endoscopy units in the achievement of the standards of colonoscopic performance indicators

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 55, Issue 86-87, 2008, Pages 1594-1599

  del Rio, Antonio Sánchez ^a   Campo, Rafel ^b   Llach, Josep ^c   Pons, Vicente ^d   Mreish, Ghassan ^e   Panadés, Agustí ^f   ParraJ, Adolfo ^g   Nicolas D ^h   Quintero, E ^h   Nieto, M ^h   Seoane, A ^h   Torra, S ^h   Pons, V ^h   Arguello L ^h   Sala, T ^h   Pertejo, V ^h   Campo, R ^h   Brullett, E ^h   Junquera, F ^h   Puig Divi, V ^h   Calvet, X ^h   Montserrat, A ^h   more..

^a Grupo Hospiten   (Spain)

^b Servicio de Cirugía General Y Aparato Digestivo   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^e Hospital de Igualada   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^h NONE

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Health care; Quality assurance; Quality indicators; Quality of health care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLON LAVAGE; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYPECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDATION;

ADULT; AGED; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 57049166022     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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