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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2017; 9(6): 149-152
Published online Jun 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i6.149
Published online Jun 27, 2017. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v9.i6.149
Table 1 General data and demographics n (%)
n = 532 | |
Age (yr) | 48.9 ± 17.3 |
Gender (female) | 386 (72.56) |
LOS (d) (median) | 1.5 (1-7) |
Time of Surgery (min) (median) | 50 (14-178) |
Drain | 134 (25.2) |
Laboratory analysis | 340 (63.9) |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.6 ± 5.6 |
> 25.1 | 302 (71.73) |
> 30.1 | 138 (32.8) |
> 35.1 | 52 (12.35) |
Table 2 Detailed rate and type of complications n (%)
n = 532 | |
Overall complication rate | 21 (3.9) |
Biliary damage | 5 (0.9) |
Hemorrhage | 10 (1.9) |
Post-operative abscess | 5 (0.9) |
Urinary tract infection | 1 (0.2) |
Table 3 Comparison of patients with and without laboratory test post operatively n (%)
Laboratory (n = 340) | No laboratory (n = 192) | P value | |
Age (yr) | 50.4 ± 17.7 | 46.1 ± 16.4 | 0.006 |
Gender (female) | 239 (70.3) | 147 (76.6) | 0.12 |
LOS (d) | 1.9 ± 0.99 | 1.3 ± 0.56 | < 0.001 |
Length of surgery | 55 (15-178) | 43 (14-100) | < 0.001 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.9 ± 5.8 | 28.1 ± 5.2 | 0.17 |
Complications | 18 (3.4) | 4 (0.8) | 0.07 |
Conversion | 5 (0.3) | 0 | 0.16 |
Drain | 109 (20.5) | 25 (4.7) | < 0.001 |
Table 4 Subgroup univariate and multivariate analysis comparing patients who experienced complications with those who did not n (%)
Complications (n = 22) | No complications (n = 510) | P value (univariate) | P value (multivariate) | |
Age (yr) | 53 ± 17 | 48.7 ± 17.4 | 0.26 | |
Gender (female) | 15 (68.2) | 371 (72.8) | 0.63 | |
LOS (d) | 2.45 ± 1.2 | 1.7 ± 0.9 | < 0.001 | |
Length of surgery | 57.3 ± 20.7 | 53.4 ± 23.3 | 0.44 | 0.08 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 31.5 ± 8.1 | 28.5 ± 5.5 | 0.04 | 0.05 |
Postop labs | 18 (81.8) | 322 (63.1) | 0.07 | 0.06 |
Conversion | 2 (9.0) | 3 (0.6) | 0.01 | |
Drain | 11 (50.0) | 123 (24.1) | 0.006 | 0.02 |
- Citation: Ben-Ishay O, Zeltser M, Kluger Y. Utility of routine blood tests after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones. World J Gastrointest Surg 2017; 9(6): 149-152
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v9/i6/149.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v9.i6.149