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. 2021 Dec 6;5(12):1391–1397. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12687

Table 6.

Risk factors of post‐ERCP pancreatitis

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
OR 95% CI P value OR 95% CI P value
Patient‐related risk factors
Female sex 2.237 1.583–3.161 <0.001 2.239 1.546–3.243 <0.001
Younger age (<50 years of age) 0.732 0.292–1.834 0.504 0.703 0.271–1.822 0.468
ASA grade III or IV 0.879 0.516–1.497 0.638
Previous acute pancreatitis 0.626 0.349–1.125 0.114 0.881 0.462–1.683 0.702
Normal serum bilirubin 0.915 0.642–1.303 0.623 1.032 0.689–1.546 0.878
No coexistence of acute cholangitis 1.630 1.084–2.451 0.019
Naïve papilla 5.286 3.296–8.480 <0.001 3.047 1.803–5.150 <0.001
Surgically altered gastrointestinal anatomy 2.371 1.352–4.156 0.002 2.538 1.342–4.802 0.004
Peripapillary diverticulum 0.908 0.608–1.356 0.637
Procedure‐related risk factors
Diagnostic ERCP 2.170 1.396–3.372 <0.001
Elective ERCP 1.750 1.087–2.817 0.020 1.364 0.801–2.324 0.254
Procedure time after reaching the papilla <0.001 § 1.009 1.001–1.017 0.035
ERCP by trainee 0.978 0.690–1.386 0.901
Contrast‐guided cannulation 1.273 0.903–1.794 0.168
Cannulation attempts (≧10) 3.155 2.183–4.561 <0.001 1.118 0.700–1.786 0.641
Minor papilla cannulation 1.490 0.341–6.514 0.646
Pancreatic duct injection 3.992 2.805–5.681 <0.001 2.396 1.565–3.669 <0.001
Pancreatic guidewire passage 2.989 2.111–4.233 <0.001 1.340 0.854–2.102 0.202
Intraductal ultrasonography 2.191 1.426–3.366 <0.001 1.641 1.024–2.629 0.040
Endoscopic sphincterotomy 1.189 0.812–1.740 0.373
Endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation 0.563 0.244–1.301 0.173
Precut sphincterotomy 3.815 1.615–9.016 0.006 1.028 0.389–2.717 0.956
Endoscopic stone extraction 0.704 0.473–1.049 0.083
Endoscopic biliary drainage 0.820 0.581–1.155 0.255
Pancreatic duct brushing cytology 2.577 0.971–6.837 0.064
Pancreatic stenting 1.285 0.791–2.087 0.310
Prophylactic pancreatic stenting 2.399 1.345–4.277 0.002 0.935 0.478–1.827 0.843

χ2 test.

Logistic regression analysis.

§

Mann–Whitney U test.

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; CI; confidence interval; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; OR, odds ratio.