Table 5 Comparison of perioperative characteristics and postoperative outcomes according to the interval between PTGBD and cholecystectomy
From: Optimal timing of cholecystectomy after percutaneous gallbladder drainage for severe cholecystitis
Variable | SI group | LI group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 14 | n = 53 | ||
Operating time, min | 143 ± 10.9 | 117 ± 5.6 | 0.041 |
Blood loss, mL | 199 ± 53.2 | 83.8 ± 27.3 | 0.057 |
Difficult cholecystectomy, n (%) | 12 (85.7) | 23 (43.4) | 0.005 |
Open conversion, n (%) | 2 (15.4) | 7 (17.1) | 0.887 |
Subtotal cholecystectomy and/or mucoclasis, n (%) | 6 (42.9) | 19 (35.9) | 0.630 |
Necrosis and/or abscess, n (%) | 8 (66.7) | 16 (30.2) | 0.016 |
Tight adhesion at the gallbladder neck, n (%) | 7 (50.0) | 13 (24.5) | 0.064 |
Postoperative complications except SSI, n (%) | 0.006 | ||
Yes | 5 (35.7) | 4 (7.6) | |
No | 9 (64.3) | 49 (92.4) | |
Bile leak, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.605 |
Intraabdominal abscess, n (%) | 3 (21.4) | 0 (0) | 0.0006 |
Hematoma, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.9) | 0.605 |
Paralytic ileus, n (%) | 1 (7.1) | 2 (3.8) | 0.588 |
SSI, n (%) | 1 (7.1) | 3 (5.7) | 0.835 |
Postoperative hospital stay, days | 10.6 ± 1.6 | 8.6 ± 0.81 | 0.269 |