Quality indicators in enteroscopy. Enteroscopy procedure.

Within the project "Quality Indicators in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy," under the leadership of the Sociedad Española de Patología Digestiva (SEPD), our goal is to propose the procedures and the structure, process, and outcome indicators required for the application and assessment of quality in enteroscopy. To this end a search was performed for quality indicators in enteroscopy. Quality of evidence was measured by using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) system, and classified as high, moderate, low, and very low.

[Evaluation and improvement of the comprehension of informed consent documents].

Introduction: The information contained in a good informed consent form (ICF) must be understood by the patients. The aim of this study is to assess and improve the readability of the ICF submitted for accreditation in a tertiary hospital.

Methods: Study of assessment and improvement of the quality of 132 ICF from 2 departments of a public tertiary hospital, divided into 3 phases: Initial assessment, intervention and reassessment.

[Identification of the factors conditioning times and indicators of quality in the intrahospital care of acute stroke].

Introduction: Stroke is a serious but potentially reversible entity. Reducing the time of care in the acute phase is essential to limit morbidity and mortality. The evaluation of the performances in stroke care is essential because it allows identify opportunities for improvement.