Table 1.
Frequency distribution of studied patients according to the mortality rate and the outcome of T-tube removal
| Group 1a (G1) | Group 2b (G2) | Group 3c (G3) | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality survey | Alive | 34 | 4 | 6 | 43 |
| 100 % | 66.7 % | 100 % | 95.7 % | ||
| 77.3 % | 9.1 % | 13.6 % | 100 % | ||
| Dead | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 % | 33.3 % | 0 % | 4.3 % | ||
| 0 % | 100 % | 0 % | 100 % | ||
| Total (alive + dead) | 34 | 6 | 6 | 46 | |
| 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | ||
| 73.9 % | 13 % | 13 % | 100 % | ||
| Complication survey | No complication | 34 | 3 | 6 | 43 |
| 100 % | 50 % | 100 % | 93.5 % | ||
| 79.1 % | 7 % | 14 % | 100 % | ||
| Peritonitis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 % | 50 % | 0 % | 6.5 % | ||
| 0 % | 100 % | 0 % | 100 % | ||
| Biloma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | ||
| 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | 0 % | ||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 6 | 46 | |
| 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | 100 % | ||
| 73.9 % | 13 % | 13 % | 100 % | ||
aPatients without any risk factors for biliary leakage
bPatients who received corticosteroids—without fistulography
cPatients who received corticosteroids—with fistulography