Consenting patients for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: results of a survey of 182 UK endoscopists and 2059 of their patients.

Objectives: To describe the endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) consent process.

Method: A prospective, multicentre study of ERCP, supplemented by questionnaires administered to participating endoscopists and their patients.

Results: A total 165 of 182 (91%) endoscopists completed a questionnaire describing personal practice with 140 of 165 (85%) routinely providing written information to patients; 120 of 165 (73%) routinely acquiring verbal consent on the day of ERCP; 23 of 165 (14%) delegating acquisition of consent to another team member and 59 of 165 (36%) usually/always describing alternative treatments to patients.

Risk factors for complication following ERCP; results of a large-scale, prospective multicenter study.

Background And Study Aims: Analyses of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) complication are often constrained by the number of endpoints observed. This large-scale study aimed to identify the principal risk factors for ERCP complication.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective multicenter study of ERCP complications, based in five English regions.