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. 2010 May 16;2(5):165–178. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v2.i5.165

Table 1.

Clinical trials evaluating the incidence of overall complications and post-ERCP pancreatitis

Author Country Year published n No. ERCP Overall complications (%) Post-ERCP pancreatitis (%)
Large prospective trials
Wang[20] China 2009 2691 3178 7.92 4.31
Kapral[62] Austrian 2008 NRa 3132 12.60 5.10
Dundee[23] Australia 2007 563 700 5.71 3.71
Williams[24] United Kingdom 2007 4561 5234 5.00 1.60
Bhatia[25] India 2006 1497 1497 NRa 3.80
Cheng 2006 and Sherman 2003b[111,154] United States 2006 1115 NRa NRa 15.10
Andriulli[59] Italy 2004 1127 1050 NRNRa 4.80
Christensen[13] Denmark 2004 NRa 1177 15.90 3.80
Barthet France 2002 658 1159 NRa 3.50
Vandervoort[10] United States 2002 1223 1223 11.20 7.20
Freeman[58] United States 2001 NRa 1963 NRa 6.70
Masci[35] Italy 2001 2103 2044 4.95 1.80
DePalma[27] Italy 1999 535 NRa NRa 5.30
Deans[11] United Kingdom 1997 958 1000 2.40 1.00
Johnson[28] United States 1997 1979 NRa NRa  10.40
Freeman[29] United States and Canada 1996 2347 NRa 9.80 5.40
Loperfido[12] Italy 1995 2769 NRa 4.00 1.30
Large retrospective trials
Cotton[29] United States 2009 11497 NRa 4.00 2.60
Lukens[30] United States 2009 2606 3924 3.12 0.97
Andriulli[31] Italy 2007 16855 NRa 6.85 3.47
Cheon[60] United States 2007 9872 14331 NRa 4.00
a

Not reported;

b

Same patient cohort; ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.