Timing of Endoscopic Intervention for Esophageal Food Impaction and Its Impact on Patient Outcomes
Recommended Citation
Obri MS, Samad M, Alhaj S, Chaudhary A, Rehman S, Ramzi Almajed M, Rose C, Schultz L, Harris K, and Suresh S. Timing of Endoscopic Intervention for Esophageal Food Impaction and Its Impact on Patient Outcomes. Dig Dis Sci 2024.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-1-2024
Publication Title
Digestive diseases and sciences
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Esophageal food impaction (EFI) is a common complaint of patients presenting to the emergency department. EFI requires urgent evaluation by the gastroenterology service and often necessitates esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for management. Timing of EGD in patients with EFI that does not improve with medical management remains a point of contention. We aim to evaluate outcomes of EFI in the context of time to intervention.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed among patients who presented to a multicenter health system with EFI between 2018 and 2022. Patients with EFI that did not resolve after medical management and required EGD were included. Outcome analysis evaluated rates of complications and hospitalizations.
RESULTS: Two hundred eighty sis unique patient presentations were included. 175 (61.2%) of patients underwent EGD within six hours of presentation, 59 (20.6%) underwent EGD six to twelve hours after presentation, and 52 (18.2%) underwent EGD beyond twelve hours after presentation. Complication rates did not differ between patients depending on timing of EGD (p = 1.000). Admission rates were higher among patients in whom EGD was performed longer after presentation (p = 0.003). Complication rates were higher among patients with advanced age (p = 0.037), prior impaction (p = 0.004), and those who have not received glucagon (p = 0.007).
CONCLUSION: Timing of EGD after presentation in patients with EFI was not associated with a difference in complication rates. Delayed intervention was associated with a higher rate of hospitalization which should be taken into consideration when assessing the cost of EFI to the healthcare system.
Medical Subject Headings
Humans; Male; Female; Retrospective Studies; Middle Aged; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Aged; Time-to-Treatment; Time Factors; Adult; Treatment Outcome; Hospitalization; Foreign Bodies; Food; Deglutition Disorders
PubMed ID
39298049
ePublication
ePub ahead of print
Volume
69
Issue
10
First Page
3835
Last Page
3843
