Safety of upper endoscopy in patients with active cocaine use.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-16-2021
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cocaine is a synthetic alkaloid initially viewed as a useful local anesthetic, but which eventually fell out of favor given its high addiction potential. Its predominantly sympathetic effects raise concern for cardiovascular, respiratory, and central nervous system complications in patients undergoing procedures. Peri-procedural cocaine use, often detected
AIM: To compare the prevalence of EGD related complications between active (≤ 5 d) and remote (> 5 d) users of cocaine.
METHODS: In total
RESULTS: Overall, 20 periprocedural events were recorded with no statistically significant difference in distribution between the two groups (12 active
CONCLUSION: Our study found no significant difference in the rate of periprocedural adverse events during EGD in patients with recent
Volume
13
Issue
10
First Page
510
Last Page
517
ISSN
1948-5190
Published In/Presented At
Liyen Cartelle, A., Nguyen, A., Desai, P. M., Kotwal, V., Makhija, J., Yu, J., & Yap, J. E. L. (2021). Safety of upper endoscopy in patients with active cocaine use. World journal of gastrointestinal endoscopy, 13(10), 510–517. https://doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v13.i10.510
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
34733411
Department(s)
Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article
