Open AccessTiming of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in acute biliary pancreatitis without cholangitis: a nationwide inpatient cohort study
Author(s) -
Savan Kabaria,
Hemant Mutneja,
Michael Makar,
Sushil Ahlawat,
Anish V. Patel,
Vinod Rustgi,
Abhishek Bhurwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
annals of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.886
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1792-7463
pISSN - 1108-7471
DOI - 10.20524/aog.2021.0615
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography , healthcare cost and utilization project , cohort , acute pancreatitis , logistic regression , emergency medicine , pancreatitis , retrospective cohort study , health care , general surgery , economics , economic growth
The timing of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in patients with acute biliary pancreatitis without cholangitis is unclear. We accessed a national database to analyze the outcomes of urgent (<24 h) and early (24-72 h) ERCP in this cohort.