Table 2 Comparison of patient clinical 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) | ||
Age, years | 69.3 ± 2.1 | 73.3 ± 2.2 | 0.192 |
Male sex, n (%) | 22 (62.9) | 19 (59.4) | 0.770 |
BMI | 24.3 ± 0.70 | 22.3 ± 0.73 | 0.053 |
Interval between onset and PTGBD, hours | 77.5 ± 12.8 | 78.0 ± 13.4 | 0.978 |
Interval between PTGBD and cholecystectomy, hours | 325.0 ± 95.6 | 631.0 ± 99.9 | 0.031 |
Fever on admission, n (%) | 0.609 | ||
No | 25 (71.4) | 21 (65.6) | |
Yes | 10 (28.6) | 11 (34.4) | |
Abdominal pain on admission, n (%) | 0.196 | ||
No | 4 (11.4) | 1 (3.1) | |
Yes | 31 (88.6) | 31 (96.9) | |
Tokyo Guidelines 2013 | |||
Grade I | 5 (14.3) | 8 (25.0) | 0.268 |
Grade II | 22 (62.9) | 20 (62.5) | 0.976 |
Grade III | 8 (22.9) | 4 (12.5) | 0.269 |
Hypertension | 19 (54.3) | 12 (37.5) | 0.169 |
Diabetes mellitus | 8 (22.9) | 3 (9.4) | 0.137 |