TY - JOUR
T1 - Physician Assistants in Gastroenterology
T2 - Should They Perform Endoscopy?
AU - Lieberman, David A.
AU - Ghormley, James M.
PY - 1992/8
Y1 - 1992/8
N2 - New technology and increased screening examinations continue to cause the demand for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures to mushroom. Hospitals administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, public health care facilities, and health maintenance organizations struggle to meet this demand because of limitedresources for expansion of space or staff. For the past 3 yr, we have used a physician assistant in our endoscopy laboratory to assist with and perform endoscopic procedures. The benefits for our hospital include increased staff efficiency, improved housestaff education, and ability to perform an increased number of procedures with existing staff.
AB - New technology and increased screening examinations continue to cause the demand for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures to mushroom. Hospitals administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, public health care facilities, and health maintenance organizations struggle to meet this demand because of limitedresources for expansion of space or staff. For the past 3 yr, we have used a physician assistant in our endoscopy laboratory to assist with and perform endoscopic procedures. The benefits for our hospital include increased staff efficiency, improved housestaff education, and ability to perform an increased number of procedures with existing staff.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1992.tb02921.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1992.tb02921.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 1353660
AN - SCOPUS:0026659069
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 87
SP - 940
EP - 943
JO - The American journal of gastroenterology
JF - The American journal of gastroenterology
IS - 8
ER -