Outcome of Endoscopic Biliary Drainage
Variable | EUS ( |
ERCP ( |
|
---|---|---|---|
Technical success | 36 (97.3) | 34 (94.4) | 0.539 |
Clinical success | 35 (97.2) | 34 (100) | 0.328 |
Adverse events | |||
None | 28 (77.8) | 31 (91.2) | 0.095 |
Mild | 8 (22.2) | 2 (5.9) | |
Moderate | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | |
Severe | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Fatal | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Re-intervention | |||
No | 33 (91.7) | 34 (100) | 0.228 |
During procedure (day) | |||
Early (< 30) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Late (> 30) | 2 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
Hospital stay (day) | 1 (0–5) ( |
0 (0–5) ( |
0.001 |
0 | 5 (13.9) | 18 (52.9) | |
1 | 26 (72.2) | 12 (35.3) | |
2 | 1 (2.8) | 3 (8.8) | |
3 | 4 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
5 | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.9) | |
Bilirubin level | |||
Pre-procedure | 19.05 (14.6–21.4) | 15 (10.5–19.8) | 0.021 |
Post-procedure (7–10 days) | 5.45 (4.0–7.37) | 3.85 (2.5–5.72) | 0.021 |
Post-procedure (1 mo) | 1.35 (1.1–2.35) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) | 0.001 |
Percent of decrease over 7 days | 68.22 (61.3–77.8) | 70.7 (65.0–78.6) | 0.368 |
Values are presented as number (%) or median (range).
The test of significance was the chi-square test or Mann–Whitney U test.
EUS, endoscopic ultrasound; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.