Table 1.

Required elements of EUS reporting

Preprocedural
Date and time of procedure
Type of procedure
Type of EUS probe
Linear or radial
Name of primary endoscopist
Name(s) of assistants/trainees
Patient demographics and comorbidities
Age
Sex
Past medical history
Relevant surgical, family, and social history
Patient home medications
Including modifications to medications for the procedure
Other preendoscopic medications
Need for antibiotic prophylaxis
Indication for the procedure
Relevant preprocedural investigations
Blood work, imaging, and prior endoscopy
Documentation of informed consent
Type and dose of sedation
Anesthetist
General or conscious sedation
Preprocedural preparation
Duration of NPO
Bowel preparation
Intraprocedural
Adequacy and extent of examination
Description
Relevant landmarks
Lesion(s)
Size
Sonographic characteristics
Pertinent positives/negatives
Tumor staging (TNM)
Sampling method and sample quality
Needle type and gauge
Number of passes
Tissue acquisition technique
Presence of rapid on-site evaluation
Sample characteristics
Patient comfort
Intraprocedural adverse events
Endoscopic Interventions
Postprocedural
Diagnosis and relevant findings
Management and follow-up recommendations
Clear list of action items with timing, responsible provider, and rationale
Recommendations regarding the resumption of antithrombotic
Indication of provision of postprocedural information to patient/family
Plan for sharing of pathology results when available

TNM: Tumor, node, metastatic spread; NPO: Nil per os