Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not influenced by chronological age in the elderly

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 14, 2009; 15(6): 722-726
Published online Feb 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.722

Table 3 Perioperative outcome according to disease presentation n (%)

	Group A (n = 322)Uncomplicated	Group B (n = 51)Complicated	Pvalue
Age	71.0 ± 5.3	69.9 ± 4.8	0.125
Preoperative WBC count (/mm³)	7048 ± 2166	11 928 ± 4269	< 0.001
Operative time (min)	58.3 ± 35.8	78.4 ± 49.3	< 0.01
Conversions	7 (2.2)	3 (5.9)	0.144
Complications	10 (3.1)	5 (9.8)	< 0.05
Postoperative hospital stay (d)	5.0 ± 3.7	7.9 ± 6.5	< 0.01

Citation: Kim HO, Yun JW, Shin JH, Hwang SI, Cho YK, Son BH, Yoo CH, Park YL, Kim H. Outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy is not influenced by chronological age in the elderly. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(6): 722-726
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i6/722.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.722