Quality indicators for gastrointestinal endoscopy units by Lukejohn W. Day, MD, Jonathan Cohen, MD, FASGE, David Greenwald, MD, FASGE, Bret T. Petersen, MD, FASGE, Nancy S. Schlossberg, BSN, RN, Joseph J. Vicari, MD, MBA, FASGE, Audrey H. Calderwood, MD, FASGE, Frank J. Chapman, MBA, Lawrence B. Cohen, MD, Glenn Eisen, MD, MPH, FASGE, Patrick D. Gerstenberger, MD, FASGE, Ralph David Hambrick, III, RN, John M. Inadomi, MD, Donald MacIntosh, MD, Justin L. Sewell, MD, MPH, Roland Valori, MD

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Updates on the Facilities, Procedures, and Performance of the Accredited Endoscopy Unit by Tae Hee Lee, Jin Young Yoon, Chang Nyol Paik, Hyuk Soon Choi, Jae-Young Jang

“…Here, we presented the updated program guidelines on the facilities, procedures, and performance of the accredited endoscopy unit. Many of these items have not yet been validated. …”
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Accredited Endoscopy Unit Program of Korea: Overview and Qualification by Jung-Wook Kim, Yu Kyung Cho, Jin-Oh Kim, Jae-Young Jang

“…The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy introduced the Accredited Endoscopy Unit Program to enhance endoscopy unit quality through systematic quality management in 2012. …”
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Safety of Endoscopy Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Margarida Gonçalves, Andreia Guimarães, Tânia Carvalho, Pedro Antunes, Sofia Mendes, João Soares, Raquel Gonçalves, Bruno Arroja, Ana Rebelo

“…Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the daily routine of all healthcare systems worldwide, and endoscopy units were no exception. Endoscopic exams were considered to have a high risk of transmission, and therefore, the safety of endoscopy units and the consequent need for pre-endoscopy SARS-CoV-2 screening were questioned early on. …”
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Time and Motion at the Endoscopy Unit—A University Hospital Experience by Simon Söderberg, Nils Nyhlin, Axelina Moro, Christina Figaro, Emelie Fransson, Jennie Stefansdotter, Malin Schagerström, Maria Lindblad, Martin Ahlzén, Olga Zukovets, Sofia Borell, Viktoria Johansson, Marianne Axman, Anette Wendt, Hanna Falck, Michiel A. van Nieuwenhoven

“…Background/aims An effective workflow at the endoscopy unit is important for optimal production. We conducted a time-and-motion study to identify the amount of time that patients spend during the different steps of a regular endoscopy procedure and compared propofol with midazolam sedation. …”
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Updates on the Disinfection and Infection Control Process of the Accredited Endoscopy Unit by Jeong Eun Shin, Yunho Jung, Jeong Hoon Lee, Byoung Kwan Son, Jae-Young Jang, Hyung-Keun Kim, Byung Ik Jang

“…In 2019, the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy updated the Accreditation of Qualified Endoscopy Unit assessment items for these quality indicators. …”
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How to manage an endoscopy unit during a COVID-19 pandemic by Xin-Yang Liu, MD, MPH, Ming-Yan Cai, MD, PhD, Ping Wang, BScN, Ping-Hong Zhou, MD, PhD

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Patient safety in an endoscopy unit: an observational retrospective analysis of reported incidents by Cora Salles Maruri Correa, Airton Bagatini, Cassiana Gil Prates, Guilherme Becker Sander

“…Objective: To analyze patient safety incidents reported in a gastrointestinal endoscopy unit of a tertiary hospital in southern Brazil. …”
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Sharing Our Experience of Operating an Endoscopy Unit in the Midst of a COVID-19 Outbreak by Jimin Han, Eun Young Kim

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Job Stress and Job Satisfaction among Health-Care Workers of Endoscopy Units in Korea by Seung-Joo Nam, Hoon Jai Chun, Jeong Seop Moon, Sung Chul Park, Young-Jae Hwang, In Kyung Yoo, Jae Min Lee, Seung Han Kim, Hyuk Soon Choi, Eun Sun Kim, Bora Keum, Yoon Tae Jeen, Hong Sik Lee, Chang Duck Kim

“…Background/Aims: The management of job-related stress among health-care workers is critical for the improvement of healthcare services; however, there is no existing research on endoscopy unit workers as a team. Korea has a unique health-care system for endoscopy unit workers. …”
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"Incidence And Epidemiology Of Esophagitis In Children Admitted To Endoscopy Unit Medical Center Of Children In Tehran " by Rafeey M, Khatami GH

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Audit of hemostatic clip use after colorectal polyp resection in an academic endoscopy unit by Easton M. Stark, Rachel E. Lahr, Jeremiah Shultz, Krishna C Vemulapalli, John Guardiola, Douglas K. Rex

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Plan-do-study-act (PDSA) interventions to improve real-world endoscopy unit productivity by Christopher Bradley, Matt Sumethasorn, Jin Sun Kim, Sarah Wang, Leslie Martinez, Megan Chang, Lillian Lemus, Behrod Katebian, Dara Bruce, Andy Lee, Rachel Baden, Hal Yee, James Buxbaum

“…Our aim was to study its impact on endoscopy unit efficiency and throughput. Methods: Following a granular time-and-motion analysis to evaluate baseline performance (phase 1) we instituted successive interventions and measured their impact on core efficiency metrics including procedure volume and turnover time (phases 2-3). …”
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Coronavirus Disease Transmission Prevented in an Endoscopy Unit with Universal Protective Measures and No Systematic Preprocedural Testing by Lucía Guilabert, José Ramón Aparicio, Lucía Medina-Prado, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Díaz, María Luisa Gomis, Pablo Chico-Sánchez, José Sánchez-Payá, Rodrigo Jover

“…The registry of the endoscopy unit members participating in these procedures was also analyzed. …”
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The structure and delivery of a novel training course on endoscope reprocessing and standard precautions in the endoscopy unit by Carmel Malvar, BA, Tiffany Nguyen-Vu, BA, Amandeep Shergill, MS, MD, Yung Ka Chin, MD, Aruna Baniya, CNA, Michelle McAnanama, RN, Tonya Kaltenbach, MD, Roy Soetikno, MD

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Attitudes and Behaviors of Gastroenterology Specialists Toward Sedation Practices in Endoscopy Units in Turkey: Is Anesthesia Mandatory? by Ferda Yılmaz İnal, Hayrettin Daşkaya, Yadigar Yılmaz, Yusuf Kayar

“…The current anesthesia team in endoscopy units consisted of anesthesiologists (53.2%) and anesthesia technicians (60.3%). …”
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Factors associated with non-attendance at appointments in the gastroenterology endoscopy unit: a retrospective cohort study by Hasan Yılmaz, Burcu Kocyigit

“…Methods This was a single-center retrospective cohort study performed at a tertiary hospital gastroenterology endoscopy unit, 12 months before and 12 months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among patients attending gastroenterology endoscopy unit at Serdang Hospital by Chieng, Jin Yu, Pan, Yan, Loong, Yik Yee

“…The database of all whom underwent OGDS at the gastroenterology endoscopy unit, Hospital Serdang from 1stAugust 2010 to 31stJuly 2012 was collected and assessed, retrospectively. …”
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Non-operating Room Anaesthesia Practices in an Endoscopy Unit at a Tertiary Centre: A Retrospective Evaluation by Ayşe Gül Ferlengez, Ekrem Çakar, Duygu Demiröz Aslan

Subjects: “…endoscopy unit…”
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THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON ENDOSCOPIC ULTRASOUND PROCEDURES IN A HIGH-VOLUME ENDOSCOPY UNIT IN BRAZIL by Andressa Tomé Rezende de FARIA, Tarik Walid OMAIRI, Bruna Ribeiro KRUBNIKI, Bruna Lemos SILVA, Otávio MICELLI-NETO, Eloy TAGLIERI, José Celso ARDENGH

“…Objective: We analyzed the impact of the pandemic period/2020 on the demographics, indications, and number of diagnostic EUS (D-EUS) and interventional EUS (I-EUS) procedures performed in a high-volume endoscopy unit compared with the previous non-pandemic period/2019. …”
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