ASGE Adverse Events of Upper GI Endoscopy Guideline Summary - Guideline Central

Design and created by Guideline Central in participation with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Document Overview

Document Title: Adverse Events of Upper GI Endoscopy

Authoring Society: American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Document Publication Date: Oct 1, 2012

Page Last Reviewed/Updated: May 5, 2026

Document Type: Guideline

Country of Publication: United States

Full Text Freely Available: Yes

Full Text Guideline: www.giejournal.org/article/S0016-5107(12)00537-8/fulltext

Source Citation: Ben-Menachem, T., Decker, G. A., Early, D. S., Evans, J., Fanelli, R. D., Fisher, D. A., … Cash, B. D. (2012). Adverse events of upper GI endoscopy. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 76(4), 707–718. doi:10.1016/j.gie.2012.03.252

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope: Assessment and Screening, Diagnosis, Management

Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D020776 - Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal

D041742 - Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

D053821 - Cardiovascular Infections

D020776 - Endoscopes, Gastrointestinal

D041742 - Upper Gastrointestinal Tract

D053821 - Cardiovascular Infections

Keywords: adverse GI endoscopy, upper GI endoscopy

Inclusion Criteria: Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant, Older Adult

Health Care Settings: Emergency Care, Outpatient

Intended Users: Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant

Recommendation Development Processes & Methodology

Number of Source Documents: 249

Includes peer/external review process?: Yes

Includes public comment process?: No

Methodologist involvement?: Yes

Patient involvement?: No

Includes multi-disciplinary group?: Yes

Includes systematic review?: Yes

Grades quality of strength of evidence?: No

Grades quality of strength of recommendation?: No

Discloses funding source?: No

Discloses conflicts of interest?: No

Includes benefits/harms analysis with recommendations?: No