Self-made double-lumen jejunal tube for bile reinfusion and enteral nutrition after percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage

Table 4 Postoperative complications, n (%)

Complication type	Observation group (n = 60)	Control group (n = 60)	χ2/Fisher’s1	P value
PTCD-related
Bile leakage	2 (6.7)	6 (20.0)	χ2 = 4.04	0.045
Catheter dislodgement	1 (3.3)	3 (10.0)	Fisher’s	0.301
Infectious
Drainage site infection	2 (6.7)	5 (16.7)	Fisher’s	0.214
Systemic infection/sepsis	1 (3.3)	4 (13.3)	Fisher’s	0.152
Total infections	3 (10.0)	9 (30.0)	χ2 = 4.32	0.037
Nutrition tube-related
Tube blockage	1 (3.3)	5 (16.7)	Fisher’s	0.035
Tube displacement	0 (0.0)	2 (6.7)	Fisher’s	0.150
Aspiration pneumonia	0 (0.0)	1 (3.3)	Fisher’s	0.313
Other complications
Wound infection	1 (3.3)	4 (13.3)	Fisher’s	0.152
GI bleeding	0 (0.0)	2 (6.7)	Fisher’s	0.150
Electrolyte imbalance	2 (6.7)	6 (20.0)	χ2 = 4.04	0.045
Recurrent jaundice	1 (3.3)	4 (13.3)	Fisher’s	0.152
Overall
Total patients with ≥ 1 event	6 (20.0)	15 (50.0)	χ2 = 5.93	0.015

¹Fisher’s exact test used when expected cell frequency < 5.

PTCD: Percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage; GI: Gastrointestinal.