Complications Associated With Anesthesia Services in Endoscopic Procedures Among Patients With Cirrhosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Anesthesia services for endoscopic procedures have proliferated with the promise of increased comfort and safety. Cirrhosis patients are higher risk for sedation, yet limited data are available describing anesthesia complications in this population.

Approach and results

This cross-sectional study utilized the National Anesthesia Clinical Outcomes Registry, a multicenter quality-improvement database from 2010 to 2015. Patients with cirrhosis undergoing an endoscopy were identified by International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9)/Current Procedures Terminology (CPT) codes. The outcome of interest was serious anesthesia-related complication defined as cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, drug related, patient injury, death, or unexpe

SUBMITTER: Lieber SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483314 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature