PMID- 37767287 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231003 IS - 2631-7745 (Electronic) IS - 2631-7745 (Linking) VI - 16 DP - 2023 Jan-Dec TI - Risk of post-sphincterotomy bleeding in patients with thrombocytopenia. PG - 26317745231200971 LID - 10.1177/26317745231200971 [doi] LID - 26317745231200971 AB - BACKGROUND: Reports suggest that the rate of adverse events (AEs) post-endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) to be as high as 10%, with gastrointestinal bleeding being most common after post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) pancreatitis. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to characterize the incidence of bleeding in patients with thrombocytopenia following ES. DESIGN: Retrospective observational cohort study. METHODS: Patients with thrombocytopenia (defined as <150,000 platelets/muL) who underwent ES between May 2017 and December 2020 were identified at a tertiary care medical center. The incidence of immediate (intraprocedural oozing >5 min or requiring intervention) or delayed (clinical bleeding with associated hemoglobin drop within 14 days) post-ES bleeding was determined via manual chart review. RESULTS: A total of 221 patients with a mean platelet count of 108,000 +/- 13,000 platelets/muL underwent ERCP with ES. Immediate bleeding occurred in 11 (5%) patients with no significant drop in hemoglobin or transfusion requirement. Two patients (0.9%), both of whom were noted to have immediate bleeding, also developed delayed bleeding. Presence of malignancy was associated with an increased risk of bleeding (36.4% versus 11.4%, p = 0.037) while platelet count was not. CONCLUSION: In a cohort of patients with thrombocytopenia, rates of immediate and delayed bleeding are similar to previously reported AE rates of ES in the general patient population. Careful attention should be given to patients with a history of active malignancy as well as those who develop immediate bleeding as they appear to be at increased risk for bleeding complications. CI - (c) The Author(s), 2023. FAU - AbiMansour, Jad P AU - AbiMansour JP AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8776-588X AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Garimella, Vishal AU - Garimella V AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Petersen, Bret T AU - Petersen BT AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Law, Ryan J AU - Law RJ AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Storm, Andrew C AU - Storm AC AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Martin, John A AU - Martin JA AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Levy, Michael J AU - Levy MJ AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Abu Dayyeh, Barham K AU - Abu Dayyeh BK AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. FAU - Chandrasekhara, Vinay AU - Chandrasekhara V AD - Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230925 PL - United States TA - Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc JT - Therapeutic advances in gastrointestinal endoscopy JID - 101741179 PMC - PMC10521278 OAB - Risk of bleeding in patients with low platelet counts after sphincterotomy during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures The sphincter that controls the flow of bile into the small bowel is often cut for a variety of clinical indications (sphincterotomy) during a procedure called endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). One of the complications of this maneuver is bleeding. The physiology of bleeding is complex, and the risk of bleeding cannot be well captured by a single condition or laboratory test. It was presumed that low platelet counts would increase a patient's risk of bleeding during a procedure, but emerging data suggests that many endoscopic procedures are safer than previously understood in these patients. However, there is limited data for sphincterotomy and ERCP. This study from a single, academic center evaluates the outcomes of all patients who underwent sphincterotomy with platelets that were below the normal threshold. Overall, the data shows that sphincterotomy appears to be as safe in patients with low platelets as the general population. Patients with active cancer may be at slightly higher risk for bleeding. Additional precautions may be needed in this group, however further studies are needed to confirm this finding. OABL- eng OTO - NOTNLM OT - ERCP OT - bleeding OT - post-sphincterotomy OT - thrombocytopenia COIS- The authors declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: ACS is a consultant for Apollo Endosurgery and received research support from Apollo Endosurgery and Boston Scientific. RL is a consultant for ConMed and Medtronic and receives royalties from UpToDate. BP is a consultant for Olympus America and investigator for Boston Scientific and Ambu. BKA reports consultant roles with Endogenex, Endo-TAGSS, Metamodix, and BFKW; consultant and grant or research support from USGI, Cairn Diagnostics, Aspire Bariatrics, and Boston Scientific; speaker roles with Olympus, Johnson and Johnson; speaker and grant or research support from Medtronic, Endogastric Solutions; and research support from Apollo Endosurgery and Spatz Medical. VC is a consultant for Covidien LP, is on the advisory board for Interpace Diagnostics, and is a shareholder in Nevakar, Inc. The remaining authors have no conflicts or funding to disclose. EDAT- 2023/09/28 06:42 MHDA- 2023/09/28 06:43 PMCR- 2023/09/25 CRDT- 2023/09/28 04:13 PHST- 2023/04/26 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/08/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/09/28 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2023/09/28 06:42 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/09/28 04:13 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/25 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1177_26317745231200971 [pii] AID - 10.1177/26317745231200971 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Ther Adv Gastrointest Endosc. 2023 Sep 25;16:26317745231200971. doi: 10.1177/26317745231200971. eCollection 2023 Jan-Dec.