Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in critically ill patients is safe and effective when performed in the endoscopy suite.

ABSTRACT: Background and study aims  Critically ill patients may require endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) but performing ERCP in the intensive care unit (ICU) poses logistic and technical challenges. There are no data on ICU patients undergoing ERCP in the endoscopy suite. The primary aim of this study was to report outcomes, including safety, when ERCP in critically ill patients is performed in the endoscopy suite. Patients and methods  We queried our institutional endoscopy database to identify all ICU patients who underwent ERCP at a single academic medical center from 04/01/2010 to 11/30/2017. Only patients admitted to an ICU prior to ERCP were included. Results  Of 7,218 ERCPs performed during the study period, 260 ERCPs (3.6 %) were performed in 231 IC

SUBMITTER: Farina DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7458757 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature