Résumé
Objective: to assess the safety of conscious sedation in patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreaticography [ERCP]
Study Design: an observational study
Place and Duration of Study: department of Gastroenterology, Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from April 2010 to April 2015
Methodology: all patients underwent ERCP procedure under midazolam and/or nalbuphine were included. Safety was assessed by monitoring the hemodynamics and complications during procedure till discharge from hospital. SPSS version 20 was used for descriptive analysis
Results: a total of 550 procedures were enrolled for the study. The mean age of the patients was 50.85 +/- 15.66 years. There were 197 [35.8%] males. Out of 550 procedures, only 2 [0.4%] reported complications. The study reports a success rate of 531 [96.5%] procedures who underwent ERCP with conscious sedation. Only 19 [3.5%] cases could not be completed successfully under conscious sedation and were converted to general aneasthesia
Conclusion: the present study shows that ERCP technique is safe under conscious sedation as it delivers balanced tranquillity