Prospective Comparison of Moderate Conscious Sedation and Anesthesia Assistance for the Performance of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP).

Ahmed Akhter Ravi Patel Eric Nelsen Mark E Benson Deepak V Gopal Anurag Soni Patrick Pfau

Published in: Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology (2021)

Preselection of ERCP sedation of moderate conscious sedation versus general anesthesia based upon patient risk factors and planned therapeutic intervention allows for the majority of ERCPs to be completed with MCS with similar rates of technical success and improvement in resource utilization and cost savings compared to performing ERCPs universally with anesthesia assistance.

Keyphrases

risk factors
mechanical ventilation
high intensity
randomized controlled trial
case report
ultrasound guided
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation