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17397772

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
The demand for information on quality in health care has risen sharply over the past decade. Endoscopic outcomes, including complication rates, need to be accurately measured and reported. Such documentation continues to be problematic because of the lack of a widely accepted classification system for endoscopic complications. Such a system should (1) include unequivocal definitions for the various types of negative outcomes and categories of complications; (2) define what negative outcomes are to be classified as complications, and (3) standardize the stratification of complications by severity. Establishing such a standardized classification of endoscopic complications could facilitate clinical research, improve the position of gastroenterologists vis-à-vis pay-for-performance programs, and result in better and more meaningful quality improvement programs, ultimately improving the care provided to patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1052-5157
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-9, v
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Defining and measuring endoscopic complications: more questions than answers.
pubmed:affiliation
Digestive Health Specialists, 3209 S. 23rd St., Suite 340, Tacoma, WA 98405, USA. klausmergener@aol.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review