Table 2

Stratification of perforation severity

CriteriaSeverity
Any perforation within 30 days of procedure should be recorded. Perforation is defined as evidence of air, luminal contents or instrumentation outside the gastrointestinal tract
Managed conservatively (no endoscopy/surgery)
Endoscopic management
Surgery		Major
DeathFatal

  • Taken from Rutter+Chilton,88 in turn adapted from Cotton et al.89