Utility of routine blood tests after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones

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)

LOS: Length of stay; BMI: Body mass index.

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

LOS: Length of stay; BMI: Body mass index.

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

LOS: Length of stay; BMI: Body mass index.