ASGE Therapeutic EUS for Advanced Endosonographers (On-Demand)

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Video Summary

The speaker begins by discussing the complications that can occur at the end of the day during therapeutic endoscopy procedures. They mention a quote from Harry Truman which speaks to the inevitability of adverse events in therapeutic endoscopy. The speaker emphasizes the importance of anticipating, avoiding, and acting on adverse events. They discuss the fact that adverse events are common in therapeutic EUS, with rates ranging from 0.2% to 26%. They highlight the need to plan for adverse events and communicate this information to patients. The speaker reviews specific adverse events and their management, including bleeding, needle track seeding, unintended organ puncture, embolization, and stent migration. They provide tips and techniques for reducing adverse events and share some case examples. Finally, the speaker encourages endoscopists to publish their complications and learn from them. This summary is based on the transcript of a video. No credits were mentioned.

Asset Subtitle

Kalpesh Patel, MD

Keywords

complications

therapeutic endoscopy

adverse events

therapeutic EUS

planning

bleeding

reducing adverse events

case examples