Mortality After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

Patients With Mortality After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography

In this study, the investigators aimed to overview patients with specific and non-specific complications who admitted to intensive care unit following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography and had fatal course in the facility

The investigators retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent elective or emergent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography at semi-prone position under pharyngeal anesthesia (lidocaine spray) with routine monitoring (including electrocardiography, non-invasive blood pressure, peripheral capillary oxygen saturation) and standard sedation protocol (midazolam 0.02 mgkg-1; fentanyl, 1 mgkg-1; propofol 1 mgkg-1) between 2011 and 2016 after approval of local ethics committee of Umraniye Training Hospital.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who underwent elective or emergent ERCP at semi-prone position with routine monitoring and standard sedation protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who discharged to ward after treatment and follow-up in ICU