Table 1 Characteristics of EGBD and PTGBD patients before gallbladder drainage
From: Efficacy of endoscopic gallbladder drainage in patients with acute cholecystitis
Characteristics | EGBD (n = 7) | PTGBD (n = 26) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 70 (63–85) | 71 (56–88) | 0.7 |
Sex (male/female) | 4/3 | 14/12 | 1.0 |
Anticoagulant therapy | 2 (28%) | 8 (31%) | 1.0 |
Common bile duct stone | 1 (14%) | 3 (11%) | 1.0 |
Dementia | 0 (0%) | 4 (15%) | 0.55 |
Adverse events | |||
Tube obstruction | 0 (0%) | 4 (15%) | 0.55 |
Tube dislodgment | 0 (0%) | 5 (19%) | 0.56 |
Continued hospitalization until surgery | 0 (0%) | 6 (23%) | 0.30 |
Time to operation (day) | 96 (26–124) | 66 (32–122) | 0.03 |
Grade* | |||
I | 3 (43%) | 9 (35%) | 0.71 |
II | 4 (57%) | 12 (46%) | |
III | 0 (0%) | 5 (19%) |