Clin Endosc.  2018 Jul;51(4):375-380. 10.5946/ce.2017.123.

Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Nonagenarian Patients: Is It Really Safe?

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
  • 2Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. Rrahmani@maimonidesmed.org
  • 3Department of Health Services Research, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA.
  • 4Department of Pediatrics, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.
  • 5Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.
  • 6Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY, USA.

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS
Literature on the safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients is divided. Based on this we decided to examine the safety of ERCP in nonagenarian patients.
METHODS
A total of 1,389 patients, with a mean age of 63.94±19.62 years, underwent ERCP during the study period. There were 74 patients aged 90 years or older with a mean age of 92.07±1.8. Logistic regression showed that nonagenarian patients had a significantly increased odds of in-patient mortality (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]=9.6; 95% confidence interval [CI]=4, 23; p≤0.001). Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) ≥2 was also an independent predictor of in-patient mortality (AOR=2.4; 95% CI=1.2, 5.2; p=0.021). Age ≥90 was not associated with increased adverse events; however emergency procedures (AOR=2.4; 95% CI=1.5, 4; p < 0.001) and CCI ≥2 (AOR=2.6; 95% CI=1.7, 4.0; p < 0.001) were more likely to have adverse events.
CONCLUSIONS
Age ≥90 and CCI ≥2 are independently associated with increased odds of in-patient mortality in patients undergoing ERCP, whereas emergency procedures and CCI ≥2 are associated with an increased adverse event rate. Caution must be exercised when considering ERCP in patients aged ≥90 years and those with a CCI ≥2.

Keyword

Cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic retrograde; Aged, 80 and over

MeSH Terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over*
Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde*
Comorbidity
Emergencies
Humans
Logistic Models
Mortality
Odds Ratio

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