Results of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures at surgical clinics: A multicenter observational study in Türkiye

Table 1 General features of the patients, procedure and the centers, n (%)

Characteristic		Value
Mean age, years	Female	56.5
	Male	55.9
Average length of hospital stay, days		8.91
Gender	Female	33633 (50.2)
	Male	33360 (49.8)
Number of participants in the clinic with high or low volume	> 200 (high)	12 (86)
	< 200 (low)	2 (14)
Process	Urgent	29250 (43.6)
	Elective	37743 (56.4)
Anesthesia	General anesthesia	56367 (84.1)
	Sedation	10626 (15.9)
Preop rectal diclofenac administration	Yes	20085 (29.9)
	No	46908 (70.0)
Comorbidity		32188 (48.0)
Successful cannulation rate		60830 (90.8)
Complication rate		3651 (5.6)
Complete bile duct clearance rate of bile stones		44334 (84)
Successful stenting of malignant or benign strictures		1850 (82)
Pre-cut at the beginning or throughout the procedure		10107 (15.0)