Table 1.
General characteristics of the 382 patients included
| Parameters | n (%) or Med. [IQR] |
|---|---|
| Age | 72 [62–81] |
| BMI | 26 [23–81] |
| Male gender | 242 (63) |
| SAPS2 | 50 [38–64] |
| SOFA at admission | 8 [5–11] |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes | 116 (30) |
| Hypertension | 235 (62) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 301 (79) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 46 (12) |
| Cirrhosis | 20 (5) |
| Cancer and hematologic malignancies | 141 (37) |
| Organ support therapy during ICU stay | |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation | 144 (38) |
| Invasive mechanical ventilation duration: days | 5 [2–10] |
| Renal replacement therapy | 91 (26) |
| Vasopressor infusion | 222 (61) |
| Vasopressor infusion duration: hours | 48 [24–91] |
| Persisting obstruction at ICU admission | 298 (79) |
| Biliary drainage procedure | |
| Percutaneous derivation | 78 (21) |
| ERCP | 285 (76) |
| Surgery | 28 (7) |
| Complications before ERCP | |
| Associated pancreatitis | 94 (25) |
| Liver abscess | 31 (8) |
| Complications after ERCP | |
| Bleeding | 22 (9) |
| Gastrointestinal perforation | 7 (3) |
| Pancreatitis | 10 (4) |
| Death in ICU | 80 (21) |
| Death in hospital | 105 (29) |
| Length of stay in ICU: days | 5 [3–10] |
| Length of stay in hospital: days | 6 [1–11] |
SAPS2, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA, Sepsis-related organ failure; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography