IV Infiltrations:
Patients at West Shore Endoscopy Center, receiving anesthesia will have an intravenous (IV) needle and infusion started. IV infiltration is the inadvertent administration of that solution into surrounding tissue. One very typical signs and symptom of infiltration at an IV site is: swelling or leaking at the site, pain, and skin coolness and blanching.

Year 2007

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
% to total patients	0.04%	%	%	%

Year 2006

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
% to total patients	0.04%	0.09%	0.04%	0.04%

Year 2005

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
% to total patients	0%	0.048%	0.042%	0.09%

Hospital Transfers:
At times there may arise a situation that our patients may need to be transferred to another facility for further treatments. West Shore Endoscopy Center has procedures in place to take care of the patients when this need may arise.

Year 2007

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
% to total patients	0.08%	%	%	%

Year 2006

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
% to total patients	0%	0.01%	0.14%	%

Year 2005

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
% to total patients	0.047%	0.048%	0%	0%

Perforations:
Perforation is the most serious complicaton of endoscopy. Perforations are a tear, in the esophagus, stomach wall or colon while doing an endoscopy procedure. These complications may require hospitalization and, rarely, surgery. Perforation, which can result from direct mechanical trauma or pneumatic distention of the bowel.

Year 2007

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
Percentage	0%	%	%	%

Year 2006

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
Percentage	0%	0.09%	0%	0.04%

Year 2005

	Jan-March	April-June	July-Sept	Oct-Dec
Percentage	0%	0.048%	0%	0%

 

Links:
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care
http://www.aaahc.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov

Federated Ambulatory Surgery Association
http://www.fasa.org

American Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers
http://www.aaasc.org

Pennsylvania Department of Health
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/site/default.asp

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