Table 1.
Preoperative Characteristics Associated With Using Choledochoscopy Versus Blind Basket Transcystic Exploration
| Characteristics | Choledochoscopy (n = 486) | Blind Basket (n = 386) | P-value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median age (range) | 57 (8–89) yr | 55 (16–90) yr | <0.001 | |
| Female sex | 298 (61.3%) | 283 (73.3%) | <0.001 | 0.577 (0.432, 0.771) |
| Emergency admission | 392 (80.7%) | 243 (63.0%) | <0.001 | 2.454 (1.808, 3.331) |
| Admission diagnosis | ||||
| Jaundice | 259 (53.3%) | 119 (30.8%) | <0.001 | 2.560 (1.935, 3.387) |
| Acute pain | 302 (62.1%) | 181 (46.9%) | <0.001 | 1.859 (1.417, 2.438) |
| Chronic biliary pain | 102 (21.0%) | 138 (35.8%) | <0.001 | 0.477 (0.353, 0.645) |
| Cholangitis | 42 (8.6%) | 10 (2.6%) | <0.001 | 3.557 (1.761, 7.185) |
| Acute Pancreatitis | 72 (14.8%) | 48 (12.4%) | 0.311 | 1.225 (0.827, 1.813) |
| Acute Cholecystitis | 35 (7.2%) | 39 (10.1%) | 0.127 | 0.690 (0.428, 1.113) |
| Ultrasound scan | ||||
| Multiple stones | 423 (87.0%) | 367 (95.1%) | <0.001 | 0.348 (0.204, 0.592) |
| Contracted/thick GB | 94 (19.3%) | 62 (16.1%) | 0.209 | 1.253 (0.881, 1.783) |
| Dilated CBD | 243 (50.0%) | 94 (24.4%) | <0.001 | 3.106 (2.318, 4.162) |
| MRCP | 97 (20.0%) | 28 (7.3%) | <0.001 | 3.188 (2.045, 4.972) |
| CT scan | 57 (11.7%) | 21 (5.4%) | 0.001 | 2.309 (1.374, 3.882) |
| ERCP | 24 (4.9%) | 9 (2.3%) | 0.045 | 2.176 (0.999, 4.738) |
| CBD stone Risk | 416 (85.6%) | 242 (62.7%) | <0.001 | 3.536 (2.551, 4.902) |
Data in parentheses are 95% confidence intervals.
CBD indicates common bile duct; CT, computerized tomography; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; GB, gallbladder; MRCP, magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography.