Electrocautery vs non-electrocautery dilation catheters in endoscopic ultrasonography-guided pancreatic fluid collection drainage

Table 2 Procedural outcomes of the patients in the electrocautery and non-electrocautery groups

	Electrocautery group (n = 15)	Non-electrocautery group (n = 13)	P value
Technical success, n (%)	15 (100)	13 (100)
Puncture tract, n (%)			0.9421
Transgastric	14 (93)	13 (100)
Transduodenal	1 (7)	0
Drainage method, n (%)			0.8961
Internal and external drainage	14 (93)	11 (85)
External drainage	1 (7)	2 (15)
Clinical success, n (%)	10 (67)	9 (69)	0.7941
Procedure time, mean ± SD, min	30 ± 12	52 ± 20	< 0.0012
Adverse events, n			0.9421
Free air	0	1
Procedure-related death, n	0	0
Additional procedure, n			0.7941
EUS-TD	0	1
Endoscopic fistulous drainage	0	1
Endoscopic necrosectomy	5	1
Surgical necrosectomy	0	1

¹χ² test;

²Mann-Whitney U test. EUS-TD: Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided transmural drainage.