Table 2.
Pre-LATEST vs LATEST
| Pre-LATEST (n = 237) |
LATEST (n = 244) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative choledochoscopy (%) | 30 (12.7) | 55 (22.5) | 0.0058 |
| Median number of stones (IQR) | 1 (1 – 3) | 1 (1 – 3) | 0.0809 |
| Median size of largest stone, mm (IQR) | 7 (5 – 11) | 6 (4 – 10) | 0.0024 |
| Intra-abdominal drain | 220 (92.8) | 74 (30.3) | < 0.0001 |
| Median operative time, min (IQR) | 115 (90 – 146) | 117 (91 – 154) | 0.3647 |
| Leveraging Access to Technology (%) | |||
| LABEL | 0 (0) | 45 (18.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Ultra-thin (3 mm) choledochoscopes | 0 (0) | 101 (41.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Enhanced Surgical Technique (%) | |||
| Correction of the cysticocholedochal angle | 38 (16.0) | 244 (100) | < 0.0001 |
| Trans-infundibular approach (TIA) | 0 (0) | 13 (5.3) | 0.0002 |
| Approach to CBD (%) | |||
| Transductal (via choledochotomy) | 211 (89.0) | 34 (13.9) | < 0.0001 |
| 3-mm choledochoscopy | 0 (0) | 3 (8.8) | 0.0025 |
| 5-mm choledochoscopy | 211 (100) | 31 (91.2) | 0.0025 |
| Transcystic | 26 (11.0) | 210 (86.1) | < 0.0001 |
| 3-mm choledochoscopy | 0 (0) | 98 (46.7) | < 0.0001 |
| 5-mm choledochoscopy | 26 (100) | 110 (52.4) | < 0.0001 |
| Basket-in-catheter (BIC) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.0) | > 0.9999 |
| Biliary drainage (%) | |||
| T-tube | 42 (17.7) | 8 (3.3) | < 0.0001 |
| Antegrade stent | 140 (59.1) | 12 (4.9) | < 0.0001 |
| Transcystic drain | 0 (0) | 6 (2.5) | 0.0304 |
Intra-operative data. IQR inter-quartile range; LABEL lithotripsy-assisted bile duct exploration by laparoendoscopy; CBD common bile duct
Bold text denotes p < 0.05