Table 2: Variables studied by group.

Variable

Group 1

(N = 39)

Group 2

(N = 48)

p

Age (years)

47.9 ± 14.9

45 ± 16.4

0.700*

Cannulation

attempts

4.1 ± 2.5

3.0 ± 2.0

0.020

ERCP time

(minutes)

38.7 ± 6.1

38.8 ± 6.7

0.100*

Bile duct size (mm)

5.2 ± 1.2

11.4 ± 5.4

> 0.001

Total bilirubin

(mg/dl)

3.1 ± 2.1

4.0 ± 2.5

0.200*

Direct bilirubin

(mg/dl)

1.8 ± 1.3

2.4 ± 1.7

0.090*

Indirect bilirubin

(mg/dl)

1.3 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 0.9

0.300

ALT (U/l)

207.1 ± 194.4

291.9 ± 248.1

0.010

AST (U/l)

181.6 ± 224.0

214 ± 190.2

0.500

Pre-ERCP

amylase (U/l)

285.7 ± 572.1

169.7 ± 312.0

0.400

Difficult

cannulation (n, %)

19 (48.7%)

17 (35.4%)

0.200§

Pancreatitis

on admission (n, %)

6 (15.4%)

6 (12.5%)

0.700§

Post-ERCP

pancreatitis (n, %)

4 (10.3%)

7 (14.6%)

0.800§

* Student’s t test.

Mann-Whitney U test.

§ χ2 or Fisher’s exact test if applicable.

Source: electronic file HGZ No. 35-IMSS.