Using electronic medical records, the researchers evaluated 6,383 esophagogastroduodenoscopies and 11,632 colonoscopies, of which 132 resulted in procedure-related ED visits and 76 required procedure-related hospitalizations within two weeks of the procedures.
The one percent incidence of hospital visits was 2-3 times higher than recent estimates.
Read the Archives of Internal Medicine study about outpatient endoscopy complications.
Read the report in The New York Times about endoscopic procedure safety.
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