TABLE 4.
Summary of complications of colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD)
| Procedure (reference), year | n | Perforation | Hemorrhage | Procedure-related mortality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonoscopy (12), 2010 | 21,375 | 0.019 (1 in 5344) | 0.16 (1 in 629) | 0 |
| Colonoscopy (13), 2009 | 274,265 | 0.035 (1 in 2857) | – | – |
| Colonoscopy (14), 2009 | 491,311 | 0.07 (1 in 1428) | – | – |
| Colonoscopy (15), 2009 | 277,434 | 0.082 (1 in 1219) | – | – |
| Colonoscopy (10), 2009 | 24,509 | 0.12 (1 in 847) | 0.086 (1 in 1162) | – |
| Colonoscopy (11), 2008 | 97,091 | 0.085 (1 in 1176) | 0.164 (1 in 610) | 0.0074 (1 in 13,513) |
| Colonoscopy (16), 2006 | 16,318 | 0.09 (1 in 1111) | 0.5 (1 in 208) | 0.006 (1 in 16,318) |
| Colonoscopy (3), 2004 | 9223 | 0.13 (1 in 769) | 0.065 (1 in 1537) | 0.065 (1 in 1537) |
| Colonoscopy (23), 2002 | 3196 | 0 | 0.22 (1 in 455) | – |
| Sigmoidoscopy (14), 2009 | 109,614 | 0.04 (1 in 2382) | – | – |
| Sigmoidoscopy (39), 2002 | 109,534 | 0.0018 (1 in 54,767) | 0.0082 (1 in 12,170) | 0 |
| Sigmoidoscopy (41), 2000 | 49,501 | 0.004 (1 in 24,750) | – | 0 |
| EGD (35), 2007 | 10,236 | 0 | 0.27 (1 in 366) | 0 |
| EGD (34), 2004 | 13,792 | 0.06 (1 in 1724) | – | 0 |
Data presented as % unless otherwise indicated