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Current understanding of specific, therapeutic procedure‐associated complications in pediatric patients remains limited. This study aims to determine the frequency of significant complications in pediatric age‐range subjects following the principal therapeutic endoscopic procedures.

This study used retrospective multi‐institutional, ICD‐9‐CM, Clinical Transaction Classification, and Current Procedural Terminology based database (Pediatric Hospital Information System) analysis. This study included demographic, chronic comorbidity, procedure type, and post‐procedure outcomes defined through mortality, unplanned direct admission, emergency room, and inpatient admission and inpatient therapeutic events.

During the study period, 18 018 patients underwent therapeutic endoscopy; 132 required direct (0.16%) or emergency room/inpatient (0.58%) admission within 5 …