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Table 1 General characteristics of the 382 patients included

From: Acute cholangitis in intensive care units: clinical, biological, microbiological spectrum and risk factors for mortality: a multicenter study

Parameters

n (%) or Med. [IQR]

Age

72 [62–81]

BMI

26 [23–81]

Male gender

242 (63)

SAPS2

50 [38–64]

SOFA at admission

8 [5–11]

Comorbidities

Diabetes

116 (30)

Hypertension

235 (62)

Cardiovascular disease

301 (79)

Chronic kidney disease

46 (12)

Cirrhosis

20 (5)

Cancer and hematologic malignancies

141 (37)

Organ support therapy during ICU stay

Invasive mechanical ventilation

144 (38)

Invasive mechanical ventilation duration: days

5 [2–10]

Renal replacement therapy

91 (26)

Vasopressor infusion

222 (61)

Vasopressor infusion duration: hours

48 [24–91]

Persisting obstruction at ICU admission

298 (79)

Biliary drainage procedure

Percutaneous derivation

78 (21)

ERCP

285 (76)

Surgery

28 (7)

Complications before ERCP

 Associated pancreatitis

94 (25)

 Liver abscess

31 (8)

Complications after ERCP

 Bleeding

22 (9)

 Gastrointestinal perforation

7 (3)

 Pancreatitis

10 (4)

Death in ICU

80 (21)

Death in hospital

105 (29)

Length of stay in ICU: days

5 [3–10]

Length of stay in hospital: days

6 [1–11]

  1. SAPS2, simplified acute physiology score; SOFA, Sepsis-related organ failure; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography