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Fluoroscopy Time during ERCP performed for Children and Adolescents is Significantly Higher with Low-volume Endoscopists. Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition Barakat, M. T., Gugig, R. n., Imperial, J. n., Berquist, W. E. 2020

Abstract

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a fluoroscopy and endoscopy-based procedure important for diagnosis and management of pediatric pancreaticobiliary disorders. Patient, procedure, endoscopist and facility characteristics have been shown to influence ERCP complexity and procedure outcomes as well as fluoroscopy utilization in adults, however the extent to which this is true in pediatric patients remains under-studied and there are minimal data regarding fluoroscopy utilization in pediatric ERCP.We retrospectively analyzed ERCPs performed on patients ?100 and low volume endoscopists (LVE) as ?16 years at the time of ERCP (p?

View details for DOI 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002914

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