Feasibility of initial endoscopic common bile duct stone removal in patients with acute cholangitis

Table 2 Clinical outcomes n (%)

	Initial group (n = 19)	Delayed group (n = 12)	P value
Procedures for ampulla, EST/EPLBD with EST, n	18/1	10/2	0.2961
Use of balloon catheter for stone removal	19 (100)	12 (100)
Successful CBD stone removal	19 (100)	12 (100)
Number of ERCP procedures, median (IQR)	1 (1-1)	2 (2-2)	< 0.0012
Adverse events, pancreatitis/bleeding/perforation, n	0/0/0	0/1/0	0.2011
Duration of antibiotic administration, median (IQR), d	7 (5-8)	6 (5-7)	0.0592
Hospital stay, median (IQR), d	10 (9-15)	17 (14-20)	0.0102
Hospital costs, median (IQR), $	726 (579-1028)	988 (868-1033)	0.2242

¹χ² test;

²Mann-Whitney U test. EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy; EPLBD: Endoscopic papillary large balloon dilation; CBD: Common bile duct; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; IQR: Interquartile range.