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Table 1 Prevalence of post-ERCP HAIs and biliary tract infections for different types of ERCP operations

From: Post-ERCP infection and its epidemiological and clinical characteristics in a large Chinese tertiary hospital: a 4-year surveillance study

Operations

No. of operations

No. (%) of HAIs

No. (%) of biliary tract infections

Diagnostic ERCP

133

6 (4.51)

5 (3.76)

 Diagnostic ERCP

133

6 (4.51)

5 (3.76)

Therapeutic ERCP

1610

126 (7.83)

65 (4.03)

 Lithotomy of duodenal papilla

727

26 (3.58)

7 (0.96)

 Biliary stent implantation

570

77 (13.51)

47 (8.25)

 Pancreatic duct stent implantation

137

7 (5.11)

0 (0)

 Bile duct lithotomy

69

7 (10.14)

4 (5.80)

 Bile duct stent extraction and replacement

48

5 (10.42)

3 (6.25)

 Other therapeutic ERCP

59

4 (6.78)

4 (6.78)

Total

1743

132 (7.57)

70 (4.02)

  1. HAIs included biliary tract infections, transient primary bacteremia, and respiratory tract infections
  2. ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, HAIs healthcare-associated infections