Audrey H. Calderwood, MD from Boston Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts and Co-Chair of the Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task-Force, writes about the new ASGE guideline "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit." This document is a product of the ASGE Ensuring Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task Force. This guideline …
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Associate Editor Brian C. Jacobson, MD, MPH recommends this article from the ASGE Ensuring Safety in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit Task Force titled "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit" featured in the March issue. In recent years, regulatory agency surveyors have cited endoscopy units in the United States over long-accepted practices. Many of these issues …
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