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Procedure Risks and Platelet Targets for Transfusion
LOW RISK - Transfuse ≥ 20,000/uL
 • Paracentesis, EGD or
Paracentesis, EGD or colonoscopy ... Prophylactic variceal bleeding ... polypectomy, Capsule endoscopy ... Barrett's ablation, Central ... Bougie dilation, Endoscopic
Gastroenterology Endoscopy Tools and Accessories - A Visual Catalog for Trainees and Young Gastroenterologists
Biopsy Forceps:
precise site of bleeding ... post-polypectomy bleeding ... as fistula, Gl bleeding ... placement to provide enteral ... dearer views in EUS procedures
Bleeding Risk for Various Invasive/Surgical Procedures
Low Risk:
 • Dental extractions (1 or 2 teeth), endodontic (root
Bleeding Risk for ... Low Risk: • Dental ... Gastroscopy or colonoscopy ... Gastroscopy or colonoscopy ... polypectomy) #Bleeding
ABCs of Endoscopic Perforation Management
A - Air by itself, not an adverse event. Control insufflation, ALWAYS
ABCs of Endoscopic ... Control insufflation ... IR drains) F - Feeding ... - Sepsis #ABCs ... #endosopy #endoscopic
Clear Cap Tamponade of Bleeding on Endoscopy
Clear Cap Crowd Control : stop active bleeding using tamponade
Cap Tamponade of Bleeding ... on Endoscopy Clear ... Cap Crowd Control ... your hemostatic device ... #Endoscopy #clinical
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Prophylaxis for Endoscopy ... Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... Peritoneal dialysis & colonoscopy ... grafts/cardiac devices ... #Prophylaxis #Endoscopy
Strategies to Improve Quality of Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy - AGA Guidelines

1. Adequate bowel preparation.
2. Use
and Surveillance Colonoscopy ... Goal serrated lesion ... have malignant endoscopic ... should go for endoscopic ... report including procedure
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Any implantable devices ... dependent DM ACS ... risk (<1%): - Endoscopic ... procedures - ... - what is the bleeding
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
during diagnostic procedures ... (eg, colonoscopy ... blood pressure control ... and control of ... adrenoceptors, potentially leading
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) - Polyp Resection Techniques

Technique:
 • The polyp is then lifted by submucosal
Endoscopic Submucosal ... perforation and bleeding ... due to longer procedure ... time, cost of devices ... @enrrikke #Endoscopic