Table 8.
Metric | Numerator | Denominator | Type | Threshold |
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For patients in whom a diagnosis of dysplasia has been made, the rate at which the reading is made by a GI pathologist or confirmed by a second pathologist before embarking on EET | Number of patients whose dysplasia diagnosis is made by a GI pathologist or a second pathologist before receiving EET | All patients who receive EET for treatment of dysplasia | Process | 90 (75–100) |
The rate at which CEN is achieved by 18 mo in patients with Barrett’s-related dysplasia or intramucosal cancer referred for EET | Patients who are referred for EET for treatment of Barrett’s-related dysplasia or intramucosal cancer who achieve CED within 18 mo | All patients who are referred for EET for treatment of Barrett’s-related dysplasia or intramucosal cancer | Outcome | 80 (70–95) |
The rate at which CEIM is achieved by 18 mo in patients with Barrett’s-related dysplasia and intramucosal cancer referred for EET | Patients who are referred for EET for treatment of Barrett’s-related dysplasia or intramucosal cancer who achieve CEIM within 18 mo | All patients who are referred for EET for treatment of Barrett’s-related dysplasia or intramucosal cancer | Outcome | 70 (50–80) |
The rate at which adverse events are being tracked and documented in individuals post-EET | Adverse events that are tracked and documented | All endoscopic procedures involving EET | Process | 90 (50–100) |
BE, Barrett’s esophagus; CED, complete eradication of dysplasia; CEIM, complete eradication of intestinal metaplasia; CEN, complete eradication of neoplasia; EET, endoscopic eradication therapy; GI, gastrointestinal.
Adapted from Wani et al. (225).