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GI Endoscopy Complication Rates Higher Than Suspected: Study
Posted 26 Oct 2010 by Drugs.com
MONDAY, Oct. 25 – Complications following gastrointestinal endoscopies – procedures performed to detect ulcers, cancer and other conditions – may be higher than previously estimated. The good news is that most of the problems reported were minor, such as abdominal pain, and the rate of serious complications is actually lower than previously suspected, according to a study published in the Oct. 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine. Although the overall risk of complications was two to three times higher than had been reported, the risk of severe complications, such as perforations and bleeding, heart attacks or even death, were lower than previous studies – about half of that reported in earlier estimates, according to study author Dr. Daniel Leffler, director of clinical research at the Celiac Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Gastrointestinal endoscopic ... Read more
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