Ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy: An audit of day case vs overnight surgery at a community hospital in Japan

Table 1 Comparison of the characteristics of the patients in different groups

	Day case LC group (n = 50)	Overnight stay LC group (n = 19)	P value	Day case LC performed group (n = 41)	Day case LC failed group (n = 9)	P value	One night stay LC group (n =12)	More nights stay LC group (n = 7)	P value
Age (yr)	53.6 ± 14.5	62.7 ± 13.9	< 0.02	53.5 ± 14.9	54.3 ± 13.7	NS	57.9 ± 12.8	70.9 ± 12.8	< 0.05
Gender
Male	24	9	NS	20	4	NS	5	4	NS
Female	26	10		21	5		7	3
Operation time (min)	108.4 ± 41.7	107.4 ± 39.3	NS	106.4 ± 40.7	117.7 ± 47.7	NS	100.3 ± 42.9	119.4 ± 31.5	NS
Blood loss during the operation (mL)	6.6 ± 22.4	12.8 ± 20.5	NS	7.6 ± 24.6	2.0 ± 2.4	NS	10.9 ± 22.5	16.1 ± 17.6	NS

LC: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; NS: Not significant.

Table 2 Reasons for unexpected hospital stay in the day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy group and prolonged hospital stay in the overnight stay laparoscopic cholecystectomy group

	Day case LC group	Overnight stay LC group
Nausea and vomiting	4	1
Necessity of clinical observation following drain insertion	3	1
Patient's request	2	5

LC: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy.