Colonoscopy adverse events: are we getting the full picture?

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology
Lasse PedersenInge Bernstein

Abstract

Colonoscopy adverse events (AEs) are commonly underreported and standardised reporting is rarely used. We aimed to investigate AEs associated with colonoscopy in a real world setting, using the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) lexicon. This retrospective cohort study of AEs related to outpatient colonoscopies performed in the North Denmark Region from 2015 to 2018 identified AEs from readmission within eight days or death within 30 days of colonoscopy. AEs were investigated in electronic health records and categorised, attributed and graded according to the ASGE lexicon. Of 49,445 colonoscopies performed, 1141 were potentially associated with AEs (23.07‰). Electronic health record review left 489 AEs attributed to colonoscopy (9.9‰); categorised as cardiovascular (0.65‰), pulmonary (0.36‰), thromboembolic (0.10‰), instrumental incl. perforations (0.99‰), bleeding (3.07‰), infection (0.87‰), drug reactions (0.04‰), pain (2.00‰), integument (damage to skin/bones) (0.34‰) and other (1.62‰) AEs. Ten (0.20‰) AEs were fatal, but only one was procedure related (perforation). All shearing force perforations occurred in the sigmoid colon. Most polypectomy perforations occurred in the caecum (60%). Colonoscopy carrie...Continue Reading

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