title: Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy.
abstract: Capsule endoscopy (CE) enables evaluation of the entire mucosal surface of the small bowel (SB), which is one of the most important steps for evaluating obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. Although the diagnostic yield of SB CE depends on many clinical factors, there are no reports on quality indicators. Thus, the Korean Gut Image Study Group (KGISG) publishes an article titled, "Quality Indicators for Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy" under approval from the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE). Herein, we initially identified process quality indicators, while the structural and outcome indicators are reserved until sufficient clinical data are accumulated. We believe that outcomes of SB CE can be improved by trying to meet our proposed quality indicators.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Ki-Nam
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine,Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Ran
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Hwaseong, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jinsu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Yun Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyeong Ok
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Joo
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyun Seok
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyun
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jaeyoung
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Dong-Hoon
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Yang Won
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Min
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Keum
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Bo-In
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Capsule endoscopy; Indicator; Process; Quality; Small bowel