Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Manuscript ID	120239
DOI	10.4253/wjge.120239
Country	Singapore

Category	Health Policy & Services
Manuscript Type	Correspondence
Article Title	Letter to the Editor: Adverse event classification in gastrointestinal endoscopy
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Calista Li Sze Por and Vishal G Shelat
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Vishal G Shelat, Associate Professor, Consultant, FRCS (Gen Surg), Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore. vgshelat@rediffmail.com
Key Words	Adverse event; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Gastroscopy; Healthcare quality; Patient safety
Core Tip	Adverse event (AE) grading is useful only when paired with robust documentation and a clear review pathway. A practical model is to track AEs for benchmarking while retaining an incident or near-miss stream for prevention signals, and to measure diagnostic delay and procedural appropriateness with separate indicators rather than forcing them into AE registries.
Citation	Por CLS, Shelat VG. Letter to the Editor: Adverse event classification in gastrointestinal endoscopy. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2026; In press DOI: https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.120239

Received	2026-02-24 06:32
Peer-Review Started	2026-02-24 06:32
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-03-27 10:50
Return for Revision	2026-03-27 10:50
Revised	2026-04-07 08:21
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2026-06-12 02:34
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2026-06-12 07:01
Articles in Press	2026-06-12 07:01
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