Characteristics of the 551 patients who were entered into the study and underwent an ERCP procedure that began with a single-use duodenoscope.
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CANCER, STRICTURE, BACTERIAL INFECTION
Older than 65 yearsIIIIIIIVVNot assessedBile duct stones/gallstones(current)Documented biliary or pancreatic stricture, unresolvedCurrent immunosuppression (any cause)Pharmacologically inducedPost-transplantPost-chemotherapy for cancer other than bile ductPost-chemotherapy for bile duct cancerDisease inducedIn preparation for bone marrow or other transplantationOtherChronic pancreatitisPancreatic tumorAbnormal image findingCholangitis (current)CholangiocarcinomaPrimary sclerosing cholangitisOther gastrointestinal cancerPancreatic stones (current)Recurrent cholangitisHepatic tumorHepatitisPancreatic pseudocystKnown history of MDRO colonizationKnown current MDRO colonizationCurrent documented bacterial infection, other than cholangitisOtherERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; MDRO, multidrug-resistant organism.Of the 332 patients for whom the referral source was documented, 102 (30.7 %) presented directly to the participating study site, 154 (46.4 %) were referred from an academic medical center, and 76 (22.9 %) from a community medical center.