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. 2019 Jun 19;11(3):147–151. doi: 10.15171/mejdd.2019.141

Table 2. Anesthesia-related complications and their prevalence .

Complication Endoscopy Colonoscopy Enteroscopy ERCP
M (%) F (%) M (%) F (%) M (%) F (%) M (%) F (%)
Hemodynamic Instability 2814 (22.4) 2407 (18.50) 2131 (25.49) 2328 (23.60) 7 (30.43) 6 (42.85) 141 (35.52) 164 (38.40)
Dysrhythmias 438 (3.49) 410 (3.15) 394 (4.71) 309 (3.13) 1 (4.34) 1 (7.14) 25 (6.29) 22 (5.15)
Desaturation 138 (1.10) 121 (0.93) 121 (1.45) 131 (1.33) 1 (4.34) 0 (0) 64 (16.12) 32 (7.49)
Prolonged Apnea 3 (0.02) 5 (0.04) 6 (0.07) 11 (0.11) 0 0 4 (1.08) 5 (1.17)
Aspiration 11 (0.09) 13 (0.10) 3 (0.04) 6 (0.06) 0 1 (7.14) 3 (0.76) 6 (1.40)
PONV 231 (1.84) 169 (1.30) 112 (1.34) 113 (1.14) 0 0 3 (0.76) 8 (1.87)
Headache 23 (0.18) 33 (0.25) 19 (0.23) 21 (0.21) 1 (4.34) 2 (14.29) 3 (0.76) 4 (0.94)
Delirium 12 (0.09) 13 (0.10) 9 (0.11) 11 (0.11) 1 (4.34) 0 4 (1.08) 1 (0.23)
Aphasia 1 (0.008) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Masseter Spasm 0 0 0 1 (0.01) 0 0 0 0
MI 0 0 1 (0.01) 1 (0.01) 0 0 0 0
Death 1 (0.008) 0 0 1 (0.01) 0 0 1 (0.25) 2 (0.47)

MI: Myocardial infarction, PONV: postoperative nausea and vomiting, ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography