What Is the Value of the Learning Curve in Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation of the Major Papilla?
Table 4
(a) Individual learning curve: success and adverse events rate of each individual endoscopist. First and the second halves of their EPLBD learning curve compared
Endoscopist number 1
Endoscopist number 2
Endoscopist number 3
Endoscopist number 4
Endoscopist number 5
value
1st half
2nd half
1st half
2nd half
1st half
2nd half
1st half
2nd half
1st half
2nd half
Success rate, n (%)
15/21 (71%)
15/21 (71%)
13/15 (86%)
14/14 (100%)
32/35 (91%)
31/35 (89%)
16/20 (80%)
15/19 (79%)
6/10 (60%)
8/10 (80%)
Adverse event, n (%)
2/21 (10%)
5/21 (24%)
3/15 (21%)
3/14 (20%)
6/35 (17%)
5/35 (14%)
3/20 (15%)
3/19 (16%)
0/10 (0%)
2/10 (20%)
(b) Overall group learning curve: success and adverse events rate of the entire group over time. Analysis was conducted by comparing groups of 50 consecutive patients
