Gastroscopy complications
Hypoxaemia
[edit | edit source]Arrhythmia
[edit | edit source]Perforation (0.03%)
[edit | edit source]- Associated with Zenker's diverticulum, oesophageal stricture, anterior cervical osteophytes, malignancy
Suffusion of submucosal air (with or without pneumoperitoneum) without evident perforation
[edit | edit source]- Resolves spontaneously
Abdominal distension
[edit | edit source]Infection
[edit | edit source]- Aspiration pneumonia
- Transient bacteraemia
- Retropharyngeal/retro-oesophageal abscess
- Infection from contaminated equipment