Performance measures for endoscopic ultrasound: a European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Quality Improvement Initiative – Update 2025
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) recommends that endoscopy services across Europe adopt the following six key performance measures for endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) for monitoring and evaluation in daily practice at center and endoscopist level: (1: ) informed patient consent (100 % of procedures); (2: ) adequate documentation of landmarks (≥ 90 % of procedures); (3: ) structured training and supervision for trainees, preferably using assessment tools (≥ 20 %); (4: ) standardized description of pancreatic cystic lesions (≥ 85 %); (5: ) diagnostic tissue acquisition with EUS-guided fine-needle aspiration/fine-needle biopsy for solid lesions (≥ 85 %); (6: ) adverse events (< 5 % in cystic and < 3 % in solid lesions). A recommendation to administer antibiotics for EUS-guided puncture of cystic lesions, included in the previous ESGE quality improvement document, has been omitted in the current version based on recent evidence.
Source: Endoscopy
DOI: 10.1055/a-2716-7763
Institutions: University of Copenhagen, Amager Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Hammersmith Hospital, University of Pavia, Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione, University of Münster, University Hospital Münster, University of Salento, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg, University of Crete, University Hospital of Heraklion, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht University, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Istituto Mediterraneo per i Trapianti e Terapie ad Alta Specializzazione, Medical University of Vienna
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4416199202