Adverse events during sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy can lead to poor outcomes and medicolegal risk. They also can be expensive, researchers have found—especially in the United States.
For major events like cardiac arrest, the price tag in dollars can hit five figures, more than 10 times as much as in some European countries, the study found.
As for minor events like transient desaturation, they, too, add up, said Rhodri Saunders, PhD, a health economist with Coreva Scientific, in