Prospective Comparison of Moderate Conscious Sedation and Anesthesia Assistance for the Performance of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Table 2
Procedural complexity and indications of patients who underwent moderate conscious sedation and general anesthesia.
Patient characteristics
MCS n = 647
GA n = 229
value
Median Modified Schutz Score (1–4)
2 (1–4)
2 (1–4)
—
Median ASA class (range)
2 (1–4)
3 (2–5)
—
Indications:
1. Choledocholithiasis
201 (31%)
59 (26%)
0.152
2. Cholangitis
51 (8%)
19 (8%)
0.887
3. Malignancy
160 (25%)
20 (9%)
<0.001
4. Postliver transplant
106 (16%)
33 (14%)
0.529
5. Bile leak/pancreas fistula
52 (8%)
39 (17%)
<0.001
6. Other (PSC, sphincter of Oddi dysfunction, ampullectomy, pancreatitis, etc.)
77 (12%)
59 (26%)
<0.001
MCS: moderate conscious sedation; GA: general anesthesia; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; PSC: primary sclerosing cholangitis.
