Delayed and Unsuccessful Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography Are Associated With Worse Outcomes in Patients With Acute Cholangitis

Background & AimsAcute ascending cholangitis usually is treated with antibiotics, and biliary drainage is treated by endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). We investigated the effects of the timing of ERCP on outcomes of patients with acute cholangitis factors that predict prolonged hospital stays, increased costs of hospitalization, and composite clinical outcomes (death, persistent organ failure, and admission to the intensive...