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Demographic and perioperative characteristics for 547 laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients
Gender, female, % (n) 70.2 (384) Age, years, mean±SD 46.1±18.1 BMI, kg/m2, mean±SD 32.4±7.8 Operative indication % (n) Acute cholecystitis 43.3 (237) Symptomatic cholelithiasis 28.9 (158) Chronic cholecystitis 8.6 (47) Gallstone pancreatitis 5.7 (31) Choledocholithiasis 4.9 (27) Biliary dyskinesia 3.8 (21) Other* 4.8 (26) Attending surgeon level of experience, % (n) <5 years 8.0 (44) 5–10 years 8.6 (47) >10 years 83.4 (456) Time of day of operation, % (n) Daytime (07:00–19:00) 94.3 (516) After hours (19:01–06:59) 5.7 (31) Length of operation, min, mean±SD 77.9±50.2 *Other indications included gangrene, cholangitis, gallbladder polyp, pain.
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Complications for 547 laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients
Complications, % (n) Bile leak 3.8 (21) Infection 3.8 (21) Retained gallstone 1.1 (6) Other organ injury 1.1 (6) Postoperative bleeding 0.9 (5) Major biliary injury 0.9 (5) Mortality, % (n) 0.004 (2)
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