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

Table 3

Overall complications and sedation-related adverse events in patients who underwent moderate conscious sedation and general anesthesia.

Adverse events	MCS (n = 43)	GA (n = 21)
Post-ERCP pancreatitis	19 (2.9%)	7 (3.1%)
Major bleeding	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)
Sedation related adverse events (i.e., respiratory failure, hypotension, and arrhythmia)	11 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)
Tear/perforation	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.9%)
Other (infection, pain, stent migration, etc.)	7 (1.1%)	10 (4.4%)
Deaths	0	0

MCS: moderate conscious sedation; GA: general anesthesia; ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.