Table 4 Preoperative period.

From: Surgeons have hesitated early cholecystectomy because of cardiovascular comorbidities during adoption of guidelines

Acute cholecystitis (141 cases)

A: Pre TG (48 cases)

B: Post TG (93 cases)

 

Onset to surgery

38.4 ± 53.3

24.8 ± 26.5

P = 0.017

Primary care to admission

14.1 ± 13.3

9.1 ± 12.6

P < 0.001

Onset to admission

13.9 ± 13.5

8.9 ± 11.9

P = 0.005

Admission to surgery

24.2 ± 52.1

15.9 ± 20.1

NS

  1. After the introduction of the Tokyo Guidelines, the time from onset to surgery was shortened (p = 0.017) as compared with that before. But the time from admission to surgery did not change so much in each group.
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