Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	46877
Country	United States

Received	2019-02-27 02:29
Peer-Review Started	2019-02-27 08:46
To Make the First Decision	2019-05-14 01:07
Return for Revision	2019-05-15 00:37
Revised	2019-05-16 20:36
Second Decision	2019-06-17 10:10
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-06-23 02:00
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Typeset the Manuscript	2019-07-17 01:42
Publish the Manuscript Online	2019-07-19 12:39

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Opinion Review
Article Title	Stricter national standards are required for credentialing of endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography in the United States
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mitchell S Cappell and David M Friedel
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Mitchell S Cappell, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, William Beaumont Hospital, Thirteen Mile Rd,, Royal Oak, MI 48073, United States. mitchell.cappell@beaumont.edu
Key Words	Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; Privileges; Credentialing; Gastroenterology fellowship training; Advanced gastrointestinal endoscopy training; Certification; Standards
Core Tip	An additional, optional year of endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) training was added because of limited ERCP exposure during standard-three-year-gastrointestinal-fellowships and its greater endoscopic technical difficulty. Yet, many graduates from standard-three-year-fellowships intensely pursue ERCP privileges despite inadequate numbers of ERCPs, or low successful duct cannulation rates. Hospital credentialing committees have sometimes disregarded recommended ERCP credentialing guidelines. Consequently, some gastroenterologists learn ERCP ‘on the job’ after completing standard fellowships during unsupervised practice. National, mandatory, standards for ERCP are advocated, including number (≥ 200-250) of performed ERCPs, and ≥ 85%-90% successful cannulation rate. An independent entity should oversee ERCP credentialing to prevent politicking within hospital committees.
Publish Date	2019-07-19 12:39
Citation	Cappell MS, Friedel DM. Stricter national standards are required for credentialing of endoscopic-retrograde-cholangiopancreatography in the United States. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(27): 3468-3483
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i27/3468.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i27.3468

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