Here are seven proposed quality indicators for endoscopic ultrasonography, according to an article published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.
• Proper indication
• Proper consent
• Prophylactic antibiotics
• Visualization of structures
o Visualization of the entire pancreas in EUS for evaluation of suspected pancreatic disease
o Visualization of the celiac axis in EUS for non-obstructing esophageal cancer
• Description of abnormalities
o Stage gastrointestinal cancers with TNM staging system
o Document pancreatic mass measurements
o Document wall layers involved by subepithelial masses
• Perform FNA when celiac axis lymph nodes are seen during EUS staging of a thoracic esophageal cancer
• Monitor incidence of pancreatitis after EUS-FNA of the pancreas
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• Proper indication
• Proper consent
• Prophylactic antibiotics
• Visualization of structures
o Visualization of the entire pancreas in EUS for evaluation of suspected pancreatic disease
o Visualization of the celiac axis in EUS for non-obstructing esophageal cancer
• Description of abnormalities
o Stage gastrointestinal cancers with TNM staging system
o Document pancreatic mass measurements
o Document wall layers involved by subepithelial masses
• Perform FNA when celiac axis lymph nodes are seen during EUS staging of a thoracic esophageal cancer
• Monitor incidence of pancreatitis after EUS-FNA of the pancreas
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