First author | Year | Definition of therapeutic success | Therapeutic successa,% | 30-day mortalitya,% | Overall complicationsa,% | Incidence of cholangitisa,% | Incidence of pancreatitisa,% |
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Saluja | 2008 | Bilirubin declined to <50% of the pretreatment value within 7 days after drainage | 89 vs. 41b | 4 vs. 8 | 18 vs. 52b | 11 vs. 48b | 0 vs. 3.7 |
Piñol | 2002 | Bilirubin declined by ≥ 20% of the pretreatment value | 71 vs. 42b | 36 vs. 42 | 61 vs. 35 | NA | 0 vs. 3.8 |
Speer | 1987 | Bilirubin declined by ≥20% of the pretreatment value during the initial admission | 61 vs. 81 | 33 vs.15 | 67 vs. 19b | 13.9 vs. 17.9 | NA |