Table 4.
Type and severity of adverse events according to ASGE lexicon
|
Unexpected events |
Time of presentation | Severity (intraprocedural hemorrhage) | Admission or prolongation of hospitalization | Repeat endoscopy | AEs | ||
|
ASGE lexicon | |||||||
| Type | n = 45 | n = 9 | Severity | ||||
| Hemorrhage | 30 | Intraprocedural, n = 26 | Grade 1, n =11 | Yes, n = 2 | No | 2 | Mild |
| Grade 3, n =14 | |||||||
| Grade 4, n =1 | |||||||
| 3 d, n = 1 | No | Yes | 1 | Moderate | |||
| 7 d, n = 2 | Yes | Yes | 2 | Moderate (1) | |||
| Severe (1) | |||||||
| 30 d, n = 1 | Yes | Yes | 1 | Moderate | |||
| Abdominal pain | 10 | 24 h | No | No | |||
| Respiratory desaturation | 2 | Intraprocedural | No | No | |||
| Pneumothorax | 1 | Intraprocedural | Yes | No | 1 | Moderate | |
| SBP | 1 | 7 d | Yes | No | 1 | Severe | |
| Esophageal laceration | 1 | Intraprocedural | Yes | No | 1 | Mild | |
SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis.