Utility of routine blood tests after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones

Table 4 Subgroup univariate and multivariate analysis comparing patients who experienced complications with those who did not n (%)

	Complications (n = 22)	No complications (n = 510)	P value (univariate)	P value (multivariate)
Age (yr)	53 ± 17	48.7 ± 17.4	0.26
Gender (female)	15 (68.2)	371 (72.8)	0.63
LOS (d)	2.45 ± 1.2	1.7 ± 0.9	< 0.001
Length of surgery	57.3 ± 20.7	53.4 ± 23.3	0.44	0.08
BMI (kg/m2)	31.5 ± 8.1	28.5 ± 5.5	0.04	0.05
Postop labs	18 (81.8)	322 (63.1)	0.07	0.06
Conversion	2 (9.0)	3 (0.6)	0.01
Drain	11 (50.0)	123 (24.1)	0.006	0.02

LOS: Length of stay; BMI: Body mass index.