Non-physician endoscopists: A systematic review

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 5056-5071

  Stephens, Maximilian ^a,b   Hourigan, Luke F ^a,b   Appleyard, Mark ^c   Ostapowicz, George ^d   Schoeman, Mark ^e   Desmond, Paul V ^f   Andrews, Jane M ^e   Bourke, Michael ^g   Hewitt, David ^b,h   Margolin, David A ^b   Holtmann, Gerald J ^a,b  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^h Queensland Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost benefit; Nurse endoscopist; Outcome parameter; Patient satisfaction; Service model

Indexed keywords

COLONOSCOPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIST; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; NON PHYSICIAN ENDOSCOPIST; NURSE TRAINING; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST CONTROL; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE COST; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, NURSING; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING STAFF;

EID: 84928410787     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.5056     Document Type: Review

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