Open AccessIncidence of Venous Air Embolism During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Author(s) -
Lubana K Afreen,
Ayesha S. Bryant,
T. Nakayama,
Timothy J. Ness,
Keith A. Jones,
Charity Morgan,
C. Mel Wilcox,
Mark C. Phillips
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
anesthesia and analgesia/anesthesia and analgesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.404
H-Index - 201
eISSN - 1526-7598
pISSN - 0003-2999
DOI - 10.1213/ane.0000000000003566
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , air embolism , incidence (geometry) , perforation , radiology , surgery , pancreatitis , prospective cohort study , stent , complication , physics , materials science , optics , punching , metallurgy
Known complications of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) include pancreatitis, bleeding, duodenal perforation, and venous air embolism (VAE). The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of VAE during ERCP and be able to differentiate high-risk versus low-risk ERCP procedures.