Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an endoscopy technique to visualize and evaluate the pancreatic and biliary systems. It has been reported that rare instances of air embolus have been found associated with the performance of an ERCP and many of these events are fatal. It is our proposal to use transthoracic echocardiography to continuously evaluate for the presence of intra-cardiac air secondary to ERCP venous air embolism and attempt to quantify the incidence of this complication and any potential patient factors that might increase the risk of this complication.
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Incidence of ERCP associated air embolism
Timeframe: Participation will be for one day, during the time of the ERCP