Impact of Trainee Involvement on Pediatric ERCP Procedures: Results From the Pediatric ERCP Initiative

Rekha Gupta, Racha T. Khalaf, John Morrison, Ernest Amankwah, Wenly Ruan, Douglas S. Fishman, Bradley A. Barth, Quin Y. Liu, Matthew Giefer, Kyung Mo Kim, Mercedes Martinez, Luigi Dall'oglio, Filippo Torroni, Paola De Angelis, Simona Faraci, Sam Bitton, Kulwinder Dua, Steven Werlin, Roberto Gugig, Clifton HuangPetar Mamula, J. Antonio Quiros, Yuhua Zheng, Travis Piester, Amit Grover, Victor L. Fox, Michael Wilsey, David M. Troendle

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Abstract

This study examines the role of trainee involvement with pediatric endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and whether it affects the procedure's success, post-procedural adverse outcomes, and duration. A secondary analysis of the Pediatric ERCP Database Initiative, an international database, was performed. Consecutive ERCPs on children <19 years of age from 18 centers were entered prospectively into the database. In total 1124 ERCPs were entered into the database, of which 320 (28%) were performed by trainees. The results showed that the presence of trainees did not impact technical success (P = 0.65) or adverse events rates (P = 0.43). Rates of post-ERCP pancreatitis, pain, and bleeding were similar between groups (P > 0.05). Fewer cases involving trainees were in the top quartile (>58 minutes) of procedural time (19% vs 26%; P = 0.02). Overall, our findings indicate trainee involvement in pediatric ERCP is safe.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)126-130
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
Volume77
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 1 2023

Keywords

  • endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  • post-ERCP pancreatitis
  • procedural outcomes
  • procedural time
  • technical outcomes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Gastroenterology

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