SP 7.06 Socioeconomic Deprivation and Time to Definitive Management After ERCP for Common Bile Duct Stones: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Contemporaneous Single-Stage Laparoscopic Common Bile Duct Exploration Cases
In this ERCP cohort, socioeconomic deprivation was associated with slower progression to definitive surgery and greater downstream bed-day utilisation, suggesting inequality in access to definitive gallstone care and should inform pathway design and capacity planning.