Randomized Controlled Trial
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Dec 15, 2015; 7(12): 503-512
Published online Dec 15, 2015. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v7.i12.503
Table 3 Preoperative biliary drainage in jaundice patients (n = 90)
Biliary drainage37 (41%)Non-biliary drainage53 (59%)P value
TB at presentation (mean ± SD)19.4 ± 10.512.1 ± 15.80.06
TB at day before surgery (mean ± SD)3.9 ± 4.117.1 ± 14.30.04
Post-operative complication35%37.70%0.80
Length of hospital stay (mean ± SD)15.6 ± 9.716.3 ± 7.60.56
Mortality (%)02 (3.7)-
Median survival time, mo (95%CI)30.4 (16.3-58.7)17 (12.2-26.6)0.02
5-year survival rate, %(95%CI)29.5 (14.1-46.7)7.3 (0.9-22. 4)0.02