Table 3.
Pre-LATEST vs LATEST
| Pre-LATEST (n = 237) | LATEST (n = 244) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone clearance by LBDE (%) | 222 (93.7) | 241 (98.8) | 0.0034 |
| Failure of LBDE (%) | 15 (6.3) | 3 (1.2) | |
| Conversion to open surgery | 6 (2.5) | 0 (0) | 0.0139 |
| Retained stones | 9 (3.8) | 3 (1.2) | 0.0843 |
| Post-operative ERCP (%) | 7 (3.0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.1016 |
| Median length of post-operative stay, days (IQR) | 4 (2 – 9) | 1 (1 – 3) | < 0.0001 |
| Complications (%) | |||
| Clavien-Dindo I-II | 50 (21.1) | 28 (11.5) | 0.0045 |
| Clavien-Dindo III-IV | 13 (5.5) | 4 (1.6) | 0.0262 |
| Clavien-Dindo V (30-day mortality) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0) | 0.1189 |
| Bile leak | 13 (5.5) | 4 (1.6) | 0.0262 |
| Pancreatitis | 17 (7.2) | 2 (0.8) | 0.0003 |
| Bleeding | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | > 0.9999 |
Outcome data. LBDE laparoscopic bile duct exploration; IQR inter-quartile range; ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Bold text denotes p < 0.05