Endostation

Endostation is a smartphone app created and developed by the University of Alberta Therapeutic Endoscopy Program (2018) to facilitate the registering and tracking of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy procedures. Every user must create his/her own account in order to be able to submit data from 5 of the most common diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures performed in Gastroenterology: Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP), Balloon-assisted enteroscopy (BAE) and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS). The data that can be registered include type of procedure, patient age and gender, supervisor initials (or own initials if no trainee), indication of the procedure and therapeutic interventions performed (if applicable) among others. In some instances, the endoscopist will be asked to choose an option from a dropdown menu. For example, cannulation in ERCP will have four different options to choose from: native papilla, previous sphincterotomy, failed or did not try (when the staff performs all the cannulation). Moreover, the user will have to choose the ERCP grade of difficulty (based on the ASGE grading system for ERCP, see table). For colonoscopy, the endoscopist will have to document the extent of the procedure (sigmoid, splenic flexure, hepatic flexure, cecum). This will make easier to calculate the cecal intubation rate at any time. No confidential patient information can be documented in the app. Endostation runs on iOS and Android platforms.