Updated standards and processes for accreditation of echocardiographic laboratories from The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
Updated standards and processes for accreditation of echocardiographic laboratories from The European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
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DOI：
10.1093/ehjci/jeu039
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发表时间：
2014-07-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Varga, Albert
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作者：
Popescu, Bogdan A.;Stefanidis, Alexandros;Varga, Albert
7年前，欧洲超声心动图协会（现为欧洲心血管成像协会）提出了超声心动图实验室标准，以提高实践标准和护理质量。当时公布了经胸、经食管和负荷超声心动图的标准和要求。本文重新评估和更新质量标准，以考虑到现代超声心动图实践的经验和技术发展。它还讨论了质量控制，激励实验室申请认可，再认可的标准，以及实验室认可过程的现状和未来的前景。
Standards for echocardiographic laboratories were proposed by the European Association of Echocardiography (now the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging) 7 years ago in order to raise standards of practice and improve the quality of care. Criteria and requirements were published at that time for transthoracic, transoesophageal, and stress echocardiography. This paper reassesses and updates the quality standards to take account of experience and the technical developments of modern echocardiographic practice. It also discusses quality control, the incentives for laboratories to apply for accreditation, the reaccreditation criteria, and the current status and future prospects of the laboratory accreditation process.