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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 21, 2008; 14(7): 1084-1090
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1084
Published online Feb 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.1084
Table 2 Hospital course n (%)
| Medical service n =12 | Surgical service n = 58 | Total n = 70 | P value | |
| Tests done | ||||
| Ultrasound | 9 (75) | 44 (76) | 53 (76) | |
| CT scan | 9 (75) | 24 (41) | 33 (47) | < 0.05 |
| HIDA scan | 4 (33) | 12 (21) | 16 (23) | |
| MRI/MRCP | 1 (8) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) | |
| ERCP | 4 (33) | 3 (5) | 7 (10) | |
| Time to surgery | ||||
| Mean time to operation, h (SD) | 82.7 (55.1) | 30.4 (34.9) | 39.3 (43.4) | < 0.01 |
| Operation within 3 d | 7 (58) | 54 (93) | 61 (87) | < 0.01 |
| Operation within 1 d | 2 (17) | 34 (59) | 36 (51) | < 0.01 |
| Length of stay | ||||
| Mean, D (SD) | 8.1 (5.2) | 4.3 (3.4) | 5.0 (3.9) | < 0.01 |
| 3 d or less | 2 (17) | 30 (52) | 32 (46) | < 0.05 |
| 6 d or more | 8 (67) | 11 (19) | 19 (27) | < 0.01 |
| Conversion to open | 1 (8) | 3 (5) | 4 (6) | |
| post-operative complications | 7 (58) | 7 (12) | 14 (23) | < 0.01 |
| Mild | 4 (33) | 5 (9) | 9 (13) | |
| Moderate | 2 (17) | 3 (5) | 5 (7) | |
| Severe | 1 (8) | 1 (2) | 2 (3) |
- Citation: Daniak CN, Peretz D, Fine JM, Wang Y, Meinke AK, Hale WB. Factors associated with time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(7): 1084-1090
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i7/1084.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.1084