Corrigendum: Adherence to European society of gastrointestinal endoscopy quality performance measures for upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopy: a nationwide survey from the Italian society of digestive endoscopy.

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Accreditation program for gastrointestinal endoscopes reprocessing in Italy: An on-site survey.

Endoscope reprocessing has been associated with a variable failure rate. Our aim was to present an overview on current practices for reprocessing in Italian facilities and discuss the principle critical points. In 2014 the Italian Society for Digestive Diseases implemented an accreditation program in collaboration with an independent organization for certification and with the Italian Association for Endoscopy Technical Operators.

Accreditation of digestive endoscopy services: a method of quality assuring?

Introduction: Accreditation is one method of assuring quality, but the evidence base in support of service accreditation is mixed. More recent experiences indicate that accreditation may accelerate improvements.

Areas Covered: Our aim is focused on endoscopy service accreditation and we conducted a literature search using Medline (via Pubmed) and the Cochrane Center Register of Controlled Trials up to January 2020.

Laboratory test variability and model for end-stage liver disease score calculation: effect on liver allocation and proposal for adjustment.

Background: The use of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease (MELD) score to prioritize patients on liver waiting lists must take the bias of different laboratories into account.

Methods: We evaluated the outcome of 418 patients listed during 1 year whose MELD score was computed by two laboratories (lab 1 and lab 2). The two labs had different normality ranges for bilirubin (maximal normal value [Vmax]: 1.

Plasma atrial natriuretic factor levels, impaired myocardial contractility and pain intensity in uncomplicated acute myocardial infarction.

To investigate the relationship between plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) levels, impaired myocardial contractility and pain intensity in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) we introduced a procedure estimating the pain component not influenced by the individual emotional reaction to stress, i.e., the original pain sensation.