Table 4 Comparison of postoperative outcomes.

From: Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy after percutaneous transhepatic gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis

 

Group I (n = 22)

Group II (n = 30)

Group III (n = 48)

P

Total hospital stays, days

9.19 (1.15)a

12.28 (1.27)

15.29 (1.17)a

0.005

Postoperative hospital stays,days

5.28 (0.70)

5.34 (0.54)

4.87 (0.39)

0.744

Patients’ medical cost (¥)

20,358.45 (76.31)b

22,873.29 (69.08)c

24,927.39 (66.29)bc

 < 0.001

Postoperative complications, %

3 (13.63)

4 (13.33)

7 (14.58)

0.987

Bile duct injury

0

0

1 (2.08)

 

Wound infection

1 (4.55)

1 (3.33)

2 (4.17)

 

Abdominal abscess

1 (4.55)

0

0

 

Common bile duct stones

1 (4.55)

2 (6.67)

1 (2.08)

 

Abdominal hemorrhage

0

0

1 (2.08)

 

Pneumonia

0

1 (3.33)

1 (2.08)

 

Pulmonary emobolism

0

0

1 (2.08)

 

Reoperation, %

0

0

1 (2.08)

0.578

  1. Values were presented as mean ± SEM or n (%).
  2. aP: 0.005; b,cp < 0.001.