Table 3.
Incidence of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography pancreatitis and hyperamylasaemia (n = 665)
Group of patients | ERCP (n) | Pancreatitis (n) | Pancreatitis | Hyperamylasaemia (n) | Hyperamylasaemia |
Indomethacin | 347 | 20 (mild: 16, severe: 4) | 5.76% | 81 | 23.34% |
Control | 318 | 22 (mild: 18, severe: 4) | 6.92% | 79 | 24.84% |
Total | 665 | 42 | 6.32% | 160 | 24.06% |
There were no statistically significant differences (P = 0.541 and P = 0.651). ERCP: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.