Adherence to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy quality indicators: a multicenter prospective cohort study

Aims As around 10% of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancers are missed in endoscopies, quality standards for UGI endoscopy have been formulated by the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE). So far, compliance to these standards in clinical practice is largely unknown. We aimed to assess the adherence to and the impact of implementation of the ESGE quality standards for UGI endoscopy in a multicenter prospective cohort study.