Table 6.
Associations between patient gender and the presence of PEP and asymptomatic hyperamylasemia, within groups of patients who underwent each cannulation method n (%)
| Method | PEP | Asymptomatic hyperamylasemia |
| Pre-cut first step | ||
| Male | 2 (5.1) | 3 (7.7) |
| Female | 3 (10.7) | 7 (25.0) |
| P value1 | 0.642 | 0.081 |
| DGT | ||
| Male | 1 (3) | 6 (18.2) |
| Female | 2 (12.5) | 5 (31.3) |
| P value1 | 0.086 | 0.467 |
| Pre-cut failed DGT | ||
| Male | 1 (2.9) | 9 (26.5) |
| Female | 4 (13.8) | 6 (20.7) |
| P value1 | 0.171 | 0.768 |
| SGT | ||
| Male | 62 (5.5) | 115 (10.2) |
| Female | 53 (5.2) | 143 (14.0) |
| P value1 | 0.77 | 0.008a |
a
P < 0.05.
1
Calculated by Fisher’s exact test. SGT: Single-guidewire technique; DGT: Double-guidewire technique.