A prospective study on incidence of desaturations in ERCP with non-anesthesiologist sedation and adverse event awareness of endoscopists
Recent Publication
A recent study from St. Pölten University Hospital (Department of Internal Medicine 2) sheds light on important aspects of patient safety during endoscopic procedures. The study looked prospectively at the frequency of oxygen desaturation during ERCPs (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) under sedation without anaesthetist involvement. It was found that desaturations occurred in over 22% of cases and were statistically significantly associated with higher 30-day mortality. The article was published open access, funded by KL, in the journal ‘Scientific Reports’.
Prosenz, J., Lang, R.-P., Bernhofer, S., & Maieron, A. (2025). A prospective study on incidence of desaturations in ERCP with non-anesthesiologist sedation and adverse event awareness of endoscopists. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 22781. Article 22781. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-04922-4
OA Dr. Julian Prosenz
Division of Internal Medicine 2 (University Hospital St. Pölten)
OA Dr. Sebastian Bernhofer
Division of Internal Medicine 2 (University Hospital St. Pölten)
Prim. Univ.-Prof. PD Dr. Andreas Maieron FESBGH
Division of Internal Medicine 2 (University Hospital St. Pölten)