A New Quality Improvement Guideline for ERCP and Endoscopic Ultrasound

European societies propose eight easily assessable performance quality measures.

Sponsoring Organizations: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and United European Gastroenterology (UEG)

Target Audience: Endoscopists performing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)

Background and Objective

This guideline focuses on the most vital aspects of ERCP and EUS from a quality assurance point of view. It provides eight recommended performance quality measures and accompanying standards that can be tracked by providers.

Key Recommendations (Performance Measures)

Adequate antibiotic prophylaxis before ERCP (performance standard, ≥90%)
Antibiotic prophylaxis before EUS-guided needle biopsy of cystic lesions (performance standard, ≥95%)
Bile duct cannulation rate (performance …

Reviewing Author

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy