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. 2018 Aug 10;6(8):E1020–E1030. doi: 10.1055/a-0614-2202

Table 3. Univariate and multivariate analyses of post-ENBD cholangitis.

  Cholangitis Univariate Multivariate
Variables With (n = 75) Without (n = 296) P OR (95 % CI) P
Age, y (range)   0.611    
  68.0 (34 – 83)  68.5 (35 – 90)      
Gender     0.029   0.057

  • Male

 40 198      

  • Female

 35  98      
Bismuth-Corlette criteria   0.016   0.082

  • I, II

 10  79      

  • III, IV

 65 217      
Pre-ENBD cholangitis   0.002   0.003

  • With

 18  31   2.77 (1.40 – 5.46)  

  • Without

 57 265   1  
Pre-ENBD total serum bilirubin   0.132    

  •  ≥ 2 mg/dL

 35 110      

  •  < 2 mg/dL  

 40 186      
Previous EBS   0.005   0.175

  • With

 41 109      

  • Without

 34 187      
Previous EST    < 0.001   0.002

  • With

 38  87   2.31 (1.35 – 3.95)  

  • Without

 37 209   1  
Pancreatography   0.636    

  • Present

 27  98      

  • Absent

 48 198      
ENBD     0.006   0.002

  • c-ENBD (7-Fr)

 59 183   2.76 (1.45 – 5.26)  

  • m-ENBD (6-Fr)

 16 113   1  
Duration of ENBD, d (range)   0.007 1.02 (1.01 – 1.03) 0.002
  36 (5 – 96)  29 (2 – 144)      

ENBD, endoscopic nasobiliary drainage; EBS, endoscopic biliary stenting; EST, endoscopic sphincterotomy; c-ENBD, conventional ENBD catheter; m-ENBD, modified ENBD catheter