Table 2.
Doctor and endoscopy characteristics
| Parameter | Result, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Total number | 831 |
| Successful treatment | 813 (97.8) |
| Same-day treatment | 585 (70.4) |
| Anesthesia method | |
| Topical pharyngeal anesthesia | 410 (49.3) |
| General anesthesia | 421 (50.7) |
| Treatment time | |
| Morning | 187 (22.5) |
| Noon | 54 (6.5) |
| Afternoon | 175 (21.1) |
| Early night | 371 (44.6) |
| Late night | 44 (5.3) |
| Events during endoscopy | |
| Falling down of foreign body | 8 (1.0) |
| Fracture of foreign body | 38 (4.6) |
| Patient vomited or coughed | 20 (2.4) |
| Removal in divided parts | |
| No | 769 (92.4) |
| Yes | 63 (7.6) |
| Gastric-cavity condition | |
| No food retention | 252 (30.2) |
| Food retention | 44 (5.3) |
| No record/Not entered | 535 (64.4) |
| Clinical department | |
| Gastroenterology | 573 (69.0) |
| Digestive Endoscopy | 191 (23.0) |
| Pancreas Center | 57 (6.9) |
| Geriatric Medicine | 10 (1.2) |
| Cases performed of seniority of physician | |
| Junior | 434 (52.2) |
| Senior | 397 (47.8) |
| Number of complications of physician | |
| Junior | 399 (48.1) |
| Senior | 354 (42.6) |
| Complications | |
| Mucosal injury | 750 (90.3) |
| Mucosal bleeding | 443 (53.3) |
| Mucosal perforation | 57 (6.9) |
| Treatment of complications | |
| Spraying norepinephrine | 14 (1.7) |
| Metal clips for wound | 9 (1.1) |
| Indwelling gastric tube | 29 (3.5) |