Table 2.
Comparison of treatments between patients with n-3 FA group and control group
| Before matched | After matched | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| treatments | N-3 fatty group (n = 106) | Control group (n = 120) | P-value | N-3 fatty group (n = 54) | Control group (n = 54) | P-value |
| Surgical procedures | <0.001 | 0.169 | ||||
| PTCDa | 28(26.4) | 70(58.3) | 24(44.4) | 22(40.8) | ||
| ENBDb | 4(3.8) | 2(1.6) | 2(3.6) | 2(3.7) | ||
| LC or LBDEc | 22(20.7) | 10(8.4) | 6(11.1) | 6(11.1) | ||
| CBDEd | 12(11.3) | 4(3.3) | 4(7.4) | 5(9.3) | ||
| OCTDe | 12(11.3) | 22(18.3) | 13(24) | 8(14.8) | ||
| Bypass surgery | 2(1.9) | 2(1.7) | 2(3.6) | 2(3.7) | ||
| 26(24.5) | 10(8.4) | 3(5.5) | 9(16.7) | |||
| Anastomotic methods | <0.001 | 0.926 | ||||
| PTCD ± ENBD | 32(30.2) | 72(60) | 26(48.2) | 24(44.4) | ||
| External drainage surgery | 34(32) | 14(11.7) | 10(18.5) | 11(30.4) | ||
| Bypass surgery | 40(37.8) | 34(28.3) | 18(33.3) | 19(35.2) | ||
PTCD percutaneous transhepatic cholangial drainage, ENBD bendoscopic nasobiliary drainage, LC laparoscopic cholecystectomy, LBDE laparoscopic common bile duct exploration, CBDE laparotomy common bile duct exploration, OCTD open choledochotomy T-tube drainage, PD bypass surgery and pancreaticoduodenectomy