Table 4. Use of individual drugs with high risk procedures.
Procedure | On ASA/NSAIDs (%) | On ASA and dipyridamole (%) | On either ASA/clopidogrel (%) | On clopidogrel & ASA/NSAIDS (%) |
Colonoscopy with polypectomy | 139/238 (58.4) | 71/238 (29.8) | 54/238 (22.7) | 28/238 (11.8) |
Esophageal dilation | 106/237 (44.7) | 50/237 (21.1) | 40/237 (16.9) | 21/237 (8.9) |
PEG | 108/210 (50.9) | 47/210(22.2) | 35/210(16.5) | 15/210 (7.1) |
ERCP and sphincterotomy | 61/140 (45.6) | 26/140 (18.6) | 12/140 (8.6) | 4/140 (2.9) |
EUS with FNA | 9/20 (45) | 5/20 (25) | 3/20 (15) | 2/20 (10) |
Overall | 50 % | 23.6 % | 17 % | 8.3 % |
Abbreviations: ASA, aspirin; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; FNA, fine needle aspiration; PEG, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy