title: Minimum staffing requirements for the performance of GI endoscopy.
abstract: This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) prepared this text. In preparing this guideline, a search of the medical literature was performed by using PubMed. Additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identified articles and from recommendations of expert consultants. Guidelines for appropriate use of endoscopy are based on a critical review of the available data and expert consensus at the time the guidelines are drafted. Further controlled clinical studies may be needed to clarify aspects of this guideline. This guideline may be revised as necessary to account for changes in technology, new data, or other aspects of clinical practice. This guideline is intended to be an educational device to provide information that may assist endoscopists in providing care to patients. This guideline is not a rule and should not be construed as establishing a legal standard of care or as encouraging, advocating, requiring, or discouraging any particular treatment. Clinical decisions in any particular case involve a complex analysis of the patient's condition and available courses of action. Therefore, clinical considerations may lead an endoscopist to take a course of action that varies from these guidelines.
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mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000592:standards; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde / Q000592:standards; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000592:standards; D054810:Deep Sedation / Q000592:standards; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards*; D010823:Physician Assistants; D014481:United States