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21 November 2021: Clinical Research

Total Fluoroscopy Time Reduction During Ultrasound- and Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage Procedure: Importance of Adjusting the Puncture Angle

Aleksandar N. Filipović 12ABDEF* , Dragan Mašulović 12ACDEF , Miloš Zakošek 1BCDF , Tamara Filipović 23ACDEF , Danijel Galun 24ABDEF

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.933889

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e933889

Table 3 The association of total fluoroscopy time and demographic and clinical characteristics.

Unstandardized coefficientsStandardized coefficientsp
BSEBeta
(Constant)−66.06453.0790.216
Gender12.27713.4450.0500.363
Age1.2980.6040.1180.034
Peripheral bile duct diameter2.4995.7850.0310.666
Central bile duct diameter−2.6403.014−0.0630.383
Tortuosity−15.37617.473−0.0510.381
Metastases28.14022.5840.0680.215
Multiple strictures201.31820.7960.6720.000
Angle >30°57.41516.1420.2320.001
Adjusted R=0.661; B – regression coefficient; SE – standard error.

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