Table 3.

Frequency and Incidence (per 10,000 Procedures) of Selected Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Adverse event	A (n=3,694)		S (n=1,545)		Total (n=5,239)
	Frequency	Incidence	Frequency	Incidence	Frequency	Incidence
Pancreatitisa)	14	37.900	1	6.472	15	28.631
Bleeda)	5	13.535	0	0	5	9.544
Febrile reactiona)	4	10.828	0	0	4	7.635
Cardiorespiratory arrest	2	5.414	1	6.472	3	5.726
Postprocedural pain	2	5.414	0	0	2	3.818
Arrhythmias	1	2.707	0	0	1	1.909
Hypoxia	1	2.707	0	0	1	1.909
Iatrogenic	1	2.707	0	0	1	1.909
Miscellaneous	1	2.707	0	0	1	1.909
Total	31	83.920	2	12.945	33	62.989

A, anesthesia provider administered sedation; S, gastrointestinal endoscopist directed sedation.

^a)Statistically significant different values using chi-square test (p<0.05) are marked.