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. 2021 May 19;21:226. doi: 10.1186/s12876-021-01810-9

Table 2.

Reasons for PTGBD

Factors Patients (n = 22)
Reason for PTGBD as the first procedure
 High-grade cholecystitis, n (%) 9 (40.9)
 Poor general condition, n (%) 13 (59.1)
Time from crisis to PTGBD (days), mean ± standard deviation 3 ± 7.1
PTGBD-related complications, n (%) 0 (0.0)
WBC count before PTGBD (/mL), mean ± standard deviation 13,025 ± 6603
CRP before PTGBD (mg/dL), mean ± standard deviation 18 ± 10.54

PTGBD: percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage, WBC: white blood cell, CRP: C-reactive protein