Table 3 Liver elasticity changes, measured before and after biliary drainage
Liver elasticity | Baseline | At day 2 | At day 7 | p value (Friedman test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average elasticity | < 0.001 | |||
Mean ± SD | 8.44 ± 3.02 | 6.82 ± 2.77 | 4.80 ± 1.80 | |
Median (IQR) | 8.06 (4.73) | 5.30 (4.40) | 4.10 (2.0) | |
Min–max | 3.7–15.7 | 3.0–14.2 | 2.2–9.0 | |
Median elasticity | < 0.001 | |||
Mean ± SD | 7.83 ± 2.74 | 6.56 ± 2.66 | 4.62 ± 1.78 | |
Median (IQR) | 7.60 (4.30) | 5.0 (4.70) | 4.20 (2.30) | |
Min–max | 3.2–15.0 | 3.2–14.0 | 2.0–8.6 |
No | (%) | No | (%) | No | (%) | p value (Friedman test) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Staging of liver stiffness | < 0.0001* | ||||||
Normal | 4 | 5.0 | 18 | 22.5 | 50 | 62.5 | |
Normal-mild | 10 | 12.5 | 28 | 35.0 | 14 | 17.5 | |
Mild-moderate | 52 | 65.0 | 32 | 40.0 | 16 | 20.0 | |
Moderate-severe | 14 | 17.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0.0 |