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Table 1 Demographics and clinical data by treatment strategy at index cholecystitis

From: Surgery for acute cholecystitis in severely comorbid patients: a population-based study on acute cholecystitis

  

Total

Surgery

NOM

p

Conservative

Drain

Total

Total

1 634 (100%)

725 (44%)

815 (50%)

94 (6%)

Sex

Male

857 (52%)

373 (51%)

426 (52%)

58 (62%)

0.17

 

Female

777 (48%)

352 (49%)

389 (48%)

36 (38%)

 

Age

Mean (SD)

64.2 (± 17.1)

57.4 (± 15.1)

69.0 (± 17.0)

76.0 (± 11.3)

 < 0.001

BMI

Mean (SD)

28.5 (± 5.5)

28.9 (± 5.1)

28.3 (± 5.9)

27.0 (± 5.7)

0.003

 

Missing

117 (7.2%)

39 (5.4%)

71 (8.7%)

7 (7.4%)

 

Smoking

No/previous

1 486 (91%)

661 (91%)

740 (91%)

85 (90%)

0.93

 

Yes, current

148 (9%)

64 (9%)

75 (9%)

9 (10%)

 

Year of diagnosis

2017

401 (25%)

157 (22%)

218 (27%)

26 (28%)

0.057

 

2018

405 (25%)

171 (24%)

205 (25%)

29 (31%)

 
 

2019

394 (24%)

194 (27%)

180 (22%)

20 (21%)

 
 

2020

434 (27%)

203 (28%)

212 (26%)

19 (20%)

 

ASA

1

300 (18%)

195 (27%)

100 (12%)

5 (5%)

 < 0.001

 

2

731 (45%)

375 (52%)

328 (40%)

28 (30%)

 
 

3

515 (32%)

152 (21%)

316 (39%)

47 (50%)

 
 

4

87 (5%)

2 (0%)

71 (9%)

14 (15%)

 
 

5

1 (0%)

1 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 

CCI

Mean (SD)

3.2 (± 2.6)

2.0 (± 1.9)

4.0 (± 2.8)

5.4 (± 2.7)

 < 0.001

Cholecystitis Grade

G1

798 (49%)

425 (59%)

338 (41%)

35 (37%)

 < 0.001

 

G2-3

729 (45%)

268 (37%)

402 (49%)

59 (63%)

 
 

Missing

107 (7%)

32 (4%)

75 (9%)

0 (0%)

 

Length of stay

Mean (SD)

4.7 (± 5.6)

4.1 (± 5.0)

4.6 (± 5.8)

9.4 (± 5.3)

 < 0.001

 

Missing

52 (3.2%)

0 (0%)

52 (6.4%)

0 (0%)

 

Readmitted within 30 days

No

1 445 (88%)

681 (94%)

692 (85%)

72 (77%)

 < 0.001

 

Yes

189 (12%)

44 (6%)

123 (15%)

22 (23%)

 

30d Mortality

Alive

1,481 (91%)

708 (98%)

694 (85%)

79 (84%)

 < 0.001

 

Dead

34 (2%)

2 (0%)

25 (3%)

7 (7%)

 
 

Missing

119 (7%)

15 (2%)

96 (12%)

8 (9%)

 

1y mortality

Alive

1,426 (87%)

704 (97%)

653 (80%)

69 (73%)

 < 0.001

 

Dead

89 (5%)

6 (1%)

66 (8%)

17 (18%)

 
 

Missing

119 (7%)

15 (2%)

96 (12%)

8 (9%)

 
  1. Fisher Exact Test used for categorical variables. Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables
  2. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, BMI Body Mass Index, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, NOM Non-operative management