Dome vs tapered tip sphincterotomes in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: A pilot study on cannulation success and postprocedural pancreatitis

Table 5 Analysis of predictive factors for post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis: A univariate and multivariate analysis

Variables	Univariate			Multivariate
	Odds ratio	95%CI	P value1	Odds ratio	95%CI	P value1
Age	0.48	0.13-1.72	0.26
Sex	1.75	0.47-6.49	0.40
BMI	2.09	0.58-7.50	0.26
Malignant/benign	0.95	0.18-4.90	0.95
Dome tip vs tapered tip	1.27	0.36-4.52	0.72
Time to selective biliary cannulation	14.00	2.77-70.86	0.00	9.33	1.31-66.44	0.03
Time to ERCP procedure	6.98	1.41-34.64	0.02	3.23	0.50-20.80	0.22
Number of contrast papilla contact	0.18	0.04-0.74	0.02	1.00	0.14-6.94	1.00
Number of unintentional P duct cannulation	0.43	0.12-1053	0.19
Rescue cannulation	2.68	0.68-10.52	0.16

¹P values were calculated using the t-test for continuous variables and χ² test for categorical variables.

CI: Confidence interval; BMI: Body mass index; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.