Table 1.

The risk of bleeding based on type of endoscopic procedure

Low risk procedures	High risk procedures
Diagnostic OGD ± biopsy	Polypectomy
Diagnostic colonoscopy ± biopsy	ERCP with sphincterotomy
Biliary stenting	Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR)
Pancreatic stenting	EUS with FNA
Diagnostic EUS	PEG insertion
	Variceal banding
	Stricture dilatation

ERCP, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EUS, Endoscopic ultrasound; FNA, Fine needle aspiration; OGD, Oesophagogastroduodenoscopy; PEG, Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.