Epidemiology and risk of pulmonary complications following hepatobiliary surgical procedures: A retrospective study

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Sep 27, 2025; 17(9): 109631
Published online Sep 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.109631

Table 4 Hospital length of stays and healthcare cost burden among patients

Group	All patients (n = 312)	LOS (days) [median (P25, P75)]	Postoperative hospital stays (days) [median (P25, P75)]	Total cost (10000 yuan)¹ [median (P25, P75)]	Medication costs (10000 yuan)¹ [median (P25, P75)]
PPCs	78	15 (8, 21)	11 (6, 17)	12.19 (5.34, 20.06)	2.25 (1.00, 4.96)
Non-PPCs	234	7 (4, 12)	3 (1, 7)	3.22 (2.02, 6.81)	0.75 (0.17, 1.63)
Z value	-	-5.957	-7.662	-7.044	-6.550
P value	-	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

¹All costs are Chinese Yuan, per 10 thousand Yuan.

PPCs: Postoperative pulmonary complications; LOS: Length of stays.

Citation: Meng HJ, Chen ZH, Nie GM, Ji ZS, Wang YJ, Hu YF, Tang J. Epidemiology and risk of pulmonary complications following hepatobiliary surgical procedures: A retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(9): 109631
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.109631

Meng HJ, Chen ZH, Nie GM, Ji ZS, Wang YJ, Hu YF, Tang J. Epidemiology and risk of pulmonary complications following hepatobiliary surgical procedures: A retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(9): 109631 [PMID: 41024782 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i9.109631]

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