Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing LCBDE + PC + self-disengaging biliary stent drainage, with comparison between bile leakage and Non-Bile leakage Groups.

From: Primary closure with self-disengaging biliary stent following laparoscopic CBD exploration in normal-diameter ducts: a propensity score matching study

Variables

Overall (n = 343)

No bile leakage (n = 318)

Bile leakage (n = 25)

P value

Age (years)

62.6 ± 14.8

62.3 ± 14.9

66.0 ± 13.7

0.233

Female, n (%)

165 (48.1)

155 (48.7)

10 (40.0)

0.400

CCI score

2 (1–4)

2 (1, 3)

4 (3, 5)

< 0.001

BMI (m/kg2)

24.2 ± 3.3

24.2 ± 3.3

24.2 ± 3.5

0.965

Diameter of CBD (mm)

10 (8, 12)

10 (8, 12)

10 (8, 11)

0.483

Biliary Dilatation (> 8 mm), n (%)

225 (65.6)

209 (65.7)

16 (64)

0.861

Diameter 7–8 mm, n (%)

93 (27.1)

86 (27.1)

7 (28)

 

Diameter 5–6 mm, n (%)

25 (7.3)

23 (7.2)

2 (8)

 

Obstructive jaundice, n (%)

151 (44.0)

137 (43.1)

14 (56)

0.210

Acute cholangitis, n (%)

71 (20.7)

62 (19.5)

9 (36)

0.050

Preoperative hypoproteinemia, n (%)

81 (23.7)

75 (23.6)

6 (24)

0.962

History of abdominal surgery, n (%)

53 (15.5)

49 (15.4)

4 (16)

1.000

ASA class, n (%)

   

0.532

I

14 (4.1)

14 (4.4)

0

 

II

225 (65.6)

210 (66.0)

15 (60.0)

 

III

103 (30.0)

93 (29.2)

10 (40.0)

 

IV

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0

 

Operative time (min)

85 (70, 110)

86 (70, 110)

80 (70, 120)

0.815

Operative blood loss (mL)

20 (15, 20)

20 (15, 20)

20 (20, 20)

0.871

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

8 (8, 10)

8 (8, 9)

10 (9, 15)

< 0.001

Hospitalization costs (CNY)

28,143 (25522, 32809)

27,834 (25351, 32192)

32,010 (27780, 39123)

0.003

Other major associated complication, n (%)

7 (2.2)

4 (16.0)

0.005

Biliary stricture, n (%)

1 (0.3)

0

1 (4.0)

0.073

Recurrent stones, n (%)

2 (0.6)

2 (0.6)

0

1.000

Pneumonia, n (%)

7 (2)

4 (1.3)

3 (12.0)

0.010

30-day mortality, n (%)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

0

1.000

  1. CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, BMI body mass index, CBD common bile duct, ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists.