Air embolism secondary to endoscopy in hospitalized patients: results from the National Inpatient Sample (1998-2013).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Air embolism is a rare, but potentially catastrophic complication of endoscopic procedures. We herein evaluated the overall incidence of air embolism after endoscopy. We also measured mortality outcomes after air embolism.

Methods

Patients who underwent endoscopy as an index procedure during hospitalization were selected from the National Inpatient Sample from 1998-2013. The primary outcome of interest was the incidence of air embolism after endoscopy. All-cause mortality after endoscopy was measured as a secondary outcome and the Charlson Comorbidity Index was calculated. Binary logistic regression was used to explore the effect of air embolism on inpatient mortality, using P<0.05 as level of significance.

Results

A total of 2,245,291 patients met the incl

SUBMITTER: Olaiya B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6686097 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature