Table 4 Comparison of perioperative characteristics according to the difficulty of cholecystitis
From: Optimal timing of cholecystectomy after percutaneous gallbladder drainage for severe cholecystitis
Variable | Group A | Group B | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|
(n = 35) | (n = 32) | ||
Operating time, min | 146 ± 5.8 | 97.3 ± 6.1 | <0.0001 |
Blood loss, mL | 180 ± 32.1 | 28.8 ± 33.6 | 0.0017 |
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, n (%) | 21 (60.0) | 24 (75.0) | 0.192 |
Open cholecystectomy, n (%) | 5 (14.3) | 8 (25.0) | 0.268 |
Open conversion, n (%) | 9 (25.7) | 0 (0) | 0.002 |
Subtotal cholecystectomy and/or mucoclasis, n (%) | 25 (71.4) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
Necrosis and/or abscess, n (%) | 24 (68.6) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
Tight adhesion at the gallbladder neck, n (%) | 20 (57.1) | 0 (0) | <0.0001 |
Gallbladder stone, n (%) | 30 (85.7) | 28 (87.5) | 0.831 |