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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hepatology. 2020 Dec;72(6):2109–2118. doi: 10.1002/hep.31224

Table 3.

Prevalence of Anesthesia Complications Among Endoscopic Procedures (2010–2015)

COMPLICATION TYPE FREQUENCY (n) TOTAL CASES (N) RISK (%) POINT PREVALENCE* PER 100,000 PROCEDURES (95% CI)
Serious Complication 33 8,716 0.38 378.6 (260.8 – 531.3)
Any Complication 87 8,764 0.99 992.7 (795.9 – 1223.1)
Post-Procedure^ 61 7,422 0.82 821.9 (629.2 – 1054.5)
Unplanned Admission 6 7,197 0.08 83.3 (30.6 – 181.4)
Cardiovascular 21 8,194 0.26 256.3 (158.7 – 391.5)
Respiratory 6 8,351 0.07 71.9 (26.4 – 156.3)
Death 3 7,509 0.04 40.0 (8.2 – 116.7)
Neurologic 1 6,059 0.02 16.5 (4.2 – 91.9)
*

Prevalence calculated as # of complications (frequency) divided by total # of procedures with complete complications reported (total cases at risk for complications).

^

Post-procedure complications include post-procedural pain, nausea, vomiting, or other symptoms, as well as admission to medical floor or intensive care unit.