Department of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila', Euroecolab, Institute of Cadiovascular Diseases 'Prof. Dr. C. C. Iliescu', Sos. Fundeni 258, Sector 2, Bucharest 022328, Romania
APHM, La Timone Hospital, Cardiology Department, 13005 - Marseille, France
Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jul;15(7):717-27. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu039. Epub 2014 Mar 23.
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.
7 年前，欧洲超声心动图学会（现欧洲心血管影像学会）提出了超声心动图实验室标准，旨在提高实践标准和改善医疗质量。当时发布了用于经胸、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了质量标准，以考虑到现代超声心动图实践的经验和技术发展。本文还讨论了质量控制、实验室申请认证的激励措施、再认证标准以及实验室认证过程的现状和未来前景。
