Dietary approaches following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A survey of selected endoscopists

Table 7 Timing of resumption of diet recommended based on age, practice location, number of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographys performed per year and years of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography experience of respondents

Physician characteristic			Risk of post-ERCP pancreatitis
			High vs medium		High vs low		Medium vs low
		Total number of pairs	Different timing recommendation		Different timing recommendation		Different timing recommendation
			n (%)	P-valuea	n (%)	P-valuea	n (%)	P-valuea
ERCP experience1	≤ 15 yr	36	8 (22)		9 (25)		1 (3)
	> 15 yr	60	9 (15)	0.37	11 (18)	0.44	6 (10)	0.09
Number of ERCPs/year	≤ 250	48	7 (15)		8 (17)		1 (2)
	> 250	49	10 (20)	0.45	12 (24)	0.34	6 (12)	0.11
Age of physician	< 45	30	6 (20)		6 (20)		0 (0)
	45-54	49	8 (16)		12 (24)		6 (12)
	≥ 55	18	3 (17)	0.91	2 (11)	0.48	1 (6)	0.12
Residency of physician2	NE	47	11 (23)		14 (30)		5 (11)
	SE	13	2 (15)		3 (23)		1 (8)
	SW	13	2 (15)		2 (15)		0 (0)
	NW	21	2 (21)	0.59	1 (5)	0.11	1 (5)	0.79

^aSignificance of the association between physician variable and recommendation of different timing for the recommended diets assessed using a Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. Timing dichotomized as: Immediate/4h/6h vs 12h/24h, to define “Different Timing Recommended”;

¹Not completed for 1 physician;

²Not completed for 3 physicians; ERCP: endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.