High quality colonoscopy: using textbook process as a composite quality measure

High quality colonoscopy: using textbook process as a composite quality measure
A Delphi consensus process was completed by 20 international experts to propose a definition of “textbook process” (TP) as a new composite measure for optimal colonoscopy procedure. Ten items were finally identified and applied to clinical practice using data prospectively collected in two endoscopy services in the Netherlands. TP was achieved in 5962/8227 colonoscopies (72.5%) and rates varied significantly (41.0%-89.1%) among the 48 endoscopists. After further validation, TP could be considered as one of the performance measures in future quality assessment programs to gain insight into the overall quality of colonoscopy.
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Karlijn J. Nass, Sascha C. van Doorn, Paul Fockens et al. High quality colonoscopy: using textbook process as a composite quality measure
Endoscopy 2023; 55: 812-819 DOI 10.1055/a-2069-6588 ISSN 0013-726X © 2023. The Author(s). The Author(s). This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.