Acute cholangitis due to common bile duct stones: Clinical outcomes in patients with and without concurrent acute pancreatitis

Table 2 Outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, n (%)

Variables	AC with ABP, n = 90	AC without ABP, n = 268	P value
Time to ERCP in hours
Overall population	45.4 (30.4-69.3)	62.6 (26.0-83.1)	0.030
Mild AC	42.1 (18.4-71.8)	46.3 (28.6-84.0)	0.243
Moderate AC	35.9 (19.5-57.6)	46.6 (28.9-76.4)	0.029
Severe AC	63.4 (28.6-91.8)	67.5 (28.8-94.6)	0.538
ERCP procedure
Successful biliary cannulation	90 (100)	264 (98.5)	0.244
Papillary procedures, n = 354
EST	89 (98.9)	253 (94.4)	0.167
EPBD	0	4 (1.5)	0.241
No EST or EPBD	1 (1.1)	10 (3.7)	0.206
Bile duct sweep, n = 341	86 (95.6)	255 (95.1)	0.844
With stones	72/86 (83.7)	230/255 (90.2)	0.103
Without stones	14/86 (16.3)	25/255 (9.8)	0.103
Stent insertion	5 (5.6)	23 (8.6)	0.338
Adverse event due to ERCP	5 (5.6)	14 (5.2)	0.921
Delayed bleeding	2 (2.2)	6 (2.2)	0.982
Pancreatitis	0	6 (1.9)	0.344
AC	2 (2.2)	1 (0.4)	0.159
Perforation	2 (2.2)	1 (0.4)	0.159

Data are presented as n (%) or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise defined. ABP: Acute biliary pancreatitis; AC: Acute cholangitis; EPBD: Endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; EST: Endoscopic sphincterotomy.