Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Under General Anesthesia Compared to Conscious Sedation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is used to diagnose and treat pancreatic and biliary disease. The current standard is to conduct ERCP under conscious sedation (CS). Patient movement and agitation during ERCP under CS can result in procedure failure and complications. Aiming to reduce procedure failure rates and complications, Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) in British Columbia, Canada transitioned to performing ERCP under general anesthesia (GA) as the practice standard.

Objective

To determine if conducting ERCP under GA compared to CS decreases procedure complications, particularly post-ERCP pancreatitis (PEP).

Methods

The charts of 2,198 patients who underwent ERCP at KGH between 2015 and 2020 were reviewed. Before September 17, 2017,

SUBMITTER: Greaves G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10999759 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature