Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2013; 19(26): 4209-4213
Published online Jul 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i26.4209
Table 1 Demographic data
LESSC (n = 298)TPLC (n = 315)P value
Age (yr)41.5 ± 14.042.3 ± 11.00.3997
Female/male170/128191/1240.3670
BMI (kg/m2)23.1 ± 4.023.5 ± 3.00.1279
ASA1.4 ± 0.11.4 ± 0.21.0000
Clinical diagnosis0.4530
Cholecystolithiasis192212
Cystic polyps106103
Table 2 Patient outcomes
LESSC (n = 298)TPLC (n = 315)P value
Conversions to open surgery221.0000
EBL (mL) 14 ± 6.015 ± 4.00.2643
Gallbladder perforation during surgery56 6< 0.001
Operating time (min)54.8 ± 11.0  33.5 ± 9.0< 0.001
Operating time of the last 100 cases (min)  34.3 ± 6.0  32.7 ± 8.70.1589
VAS (1–10)
8 h after surgery2.3 ± 1.42.3 ± 1.3 1.0000
Day 11.2 ± 0.41.3 ± 1.20.2042
Complications
Contusion at incision  19250.4540
Hematoma at incision 11190.1790
Hospital stay (d)1.4 ± 0.21.4 ± 0.7 1.0000
Cosmetic result 98% 85%0.0010
Total cost (USD) 1933.7 ± 64.4 1874.7 ± 46.2< 0.0010
Total cost of the last 100 cases (USD) 1881.3 ± 32.8 1876.2 ± 33.40.0571