Temporary CBD Stenting with a Nelaton Tube Is a More Practical and Safer Option Than T-Tube Drainage after Conventional CBD Exploration for Choledocholithiasis

Table 2

Operative and 30-day postoperative data.

Data	Nelaton tube group	T-tube group	P-value
	N=25	N=25
Operative time (min)	65±20.5 (80-130)	90±17.32 (95-170)	< 0.05
Intra-operative blood loss (ml)	73±25.63 (50-120)	75±32.85 (50-150)	NS
Time for abdominal drain removal (days)	1.6+0.8 (2-3)	2.3 ± 2.4 (2–5)	< 0.05
Time to regain bowel motion	1.2±0.52 (1-3)	2.4±1.35 (2-4)	< 0.05
Bile leakage n ()	0	1 (4%)	NS
PO hospital stay (days)	2.5 +1.7 (3-5)	12.5 +3.62 (15-17)	< 0.05

Data are presented as mean ± SD & numbers; ranges and percentages are in parenthesis. PO: postoperative.