From: Cholecystectomy in Sweden 2000 – 2003: a nationwide study on procedures, patient characteristics, and mortality
Open cholecystectomy
n = 11928
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
n = 31144
p-values *
Age, mean (SD)
59.2 (17.1)
48.7 (15.5)
< 0.001
Women (%)
56.5
73.1
Acute admission No %
56.6
20.9
Length of stay mean, (SD)
7.9 (8.9)
2.6 (3.3)