Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography utilisation and outcomes in the first advanced endoscopy centre in Palestine at Al-Ahli Hospital: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the utilisation and outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures, success rates, incidence and risk factors for procedural-related complications in a single centre-based study.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

First advanced tertiary endoscopy centre in Palestine.

Participants

A total of 1909 procedures on 1303 patients were included in the analysis: females were 57.9% of the cases (n=755), 1225 patients (94%) were from West Bank and Jerusalem and 78 (6%) were from Gaza Strip. All patients who underwent ERCP throughout the period from December 2017 to September 2022 were selected to participate in the study.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcomes of interest in our

SUBMITTER: Salama HZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759078 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature