Skip to main content

Table 3 Mallampati score and ENBD repositioning time

From: A novel technique for repositioning a nasobiliary catheter from the mouth to nostril in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Ā 

Low Mallampati score (1 or 2)

High Mallampati score (3 or 4)

P-value

Patients, n

115

28

Ā 

ENBD repositioning time, s (range)

ā€ƒConventional technique

171.2 (88ā€“264)

286.2 (205ā€“544)

<ā€‰0.001

ā€ƒJ-Loop technique

42.9 (19ā€“146)

49.9 (27ā€“150)

0.482

  1. ENBD endoscopic nasobiliary drainage
  2. s second