The Bethesda ERCP Skills Assessment Tool (BESAT) can reliably differentiate endoscopists of different experience levels

By sjmartinez • February 29, 2024

Liu K, Elmunzer BJ, Wani S, Taft T, Walsh CM, Arain MA, Berzin TM, Buxbaum J, DiMaio C, Fehmi SMA, Gupta N, Jonnalagadda S, Kushnir V, Maple JT, Muthusamy R, Rastogi A, Shah JN, Chak A, Faulx A, Forbes N, Keswani RN. The Bethesda ERCP Skills Assessment Tool (BESAT) can reliably differentiate endoscopists of different experience levels. Endosc Int Open. 2024 Feb 28;12(2):E324-E331. doi: 10.1055/a-2161-1982. PMID: 38420150; PMCID: PMC10901650.

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