Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2021; 13(2): 45-55
Published online Feb 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i2.45
Complication rates in emergent endoscopy for foreign bodies under different sedation modalities: A large single-center retrospective review
Ming-Han Cha, Rashi Sandooja, Saher Khalid, Nicole Lao, Joseph Lim, Roshan Razik
Ming-Han Cha, Rashi Sandooja, Saher Khalid, Nicole Lao, Joseph Lim, Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH 44307, United States
Roshan Razik, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, OH 44307, United States
Author contributions: Razik R and Cha MH conceived and planned the retrospective chart review; Cha MH, Sandooja R, Khalid S, Lim J and Lao N carried out the chart review process; Cha MH and Razik R contributed to the interpretation of the results from the chart review; Cha MH took lead in the writing of manuscript, with all other authors provided critical feedback that helped finalized the manuscript; Razik R supervised the entire project.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Cleveland Clinic Akron General Institutional Review Board (Approval No. 19007).
Informed consent statement: A waiver of informed consent is granted by the Institutional Review Board at Cleveland Clinic Akron General as this study may not be practicably conducted due to the number of patients lost to follow up and/or expired since the procedure. Please refer to IRB approval letter for further details.
Conflict-of-interest statement: There are no conflict of interest pertaining to this manuscript.
Data sharing statement: Technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset available from the corresponding author at razikr@ccf.org. Consent was not obtained but the presented data are anonymized and risk of identification is low. No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Roshan Razik, FRCPC, MD, MPH, Attending Physician, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, 1 Akron General Ave Akron, Akron, OH 44307, United States. razikr@ccf.org
Received: December 4, 2020
Peer-review started: December 4, 2020
First decision: December 18, 2020
Revised: December 31, 2020
Accepted: January 21, 2021
Article in press: January 21, 2021
Published online: February 16, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: There is insufficient data examining the safety of different sedation modalities in emergent endoscopic management of food bolus impaction or foreign object ingestion. Many endoscopists frequently perform emergent endoscopy under monitored anesthesia care or general anesthesia instead of conscious sedation. This retrospective study aims to investigate the complication rate of emergent endoscopic extraction performed under different sedation modalities. Analysis revealed no significant difference in the complication rate among patients sedated under different sedation modalities. These findings can potentially lead to sedation practices that allow more timely access to emergent endoscopy and further cost savings to the health care system.