PATIENT COMFORT DURING ERCP: THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH

ERCP is a complex endoscopic procedure that typically requires higher doses of sedation and analgesia compared to standard endoscopy. Our unit, like many countries in Europe, perform most ERCPs under conscious sedation. While monitoring patient comfort is routine during colonoscopy, no validated model exists for ERCP. The objective of our study is to evaluate comfort scores of patients undergoing ERCPs with conscious sedation, using a scoring system based on the modified Gloucester score.