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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2025; 15(3): 102703
Published online Sep 20, 2025. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v15.i3.102703
Table 1 The adverse events in gastrointestinal endoscopy classification
Grading
Definition
No adverse eventA telephone contact with the general practitioner, outpatient clinic, or endoscopy service without any intervention or extended observation of the patient after the procedure, < 3 hours, without any intervention
Grade IAdverse events with any deviation of the standard postprocedural course, without the need for pharmacologic treatment or endoscopic, radiologic, or surgical interventions
Presentation at the emergency ward, without any intervention
Hospital admission (< 24 hours), without any intervention
Allowed therapeutic regimens are drugs as antiemetics, antipyretics, analgesics, and electrolytes
Allowed diagnostic tests: Radiology and laboratory tests
Grade IIAdverse events requiring pharmacologic treatment with drugs other than those allowed for grade I adverse events (i.e., antibiotics, antithrombotics, etc.)
Blood or blood product transfusions
Hospital admission for more than 24 hours
Grade IIIAdverse events requiring endoscopic, radiologic, or surgical intervention
Grade IIIaEndoscopic or radiologic intervention
Grade IIIbSurgical intervention
Grade IVAdverse events requiring intensive care unit/critical care unit admission
Grade IVaSingle-organ dysfunction (including dialysis)
Grade IVbMultiorgan dysfunction
Grade VDeath