Table 5.
Perioperative outcomes in individual LCBDE difficulty grades
| Grade/number/% | IA and B 338 (25.3%) | IIA 384 (28.7%) | IIB 237 (17.7%) | IIIA 115 (8.6%) | IIIB 86 (6.4%) | IV 85 (6.36%) | V 90 (6.7%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complications total | 31 (9.2) | 32 (8.3) | 41 (17.2) | 33 (28.7) | 12 (14) | 17 (20) | 25 (27.7) |
| Biliary-related | 20 (5.9) | 10 (2.6) | 20 (8.4) | 20 (17.4) | 5 (5.8) | 11 (12.9) | 19 (21.1) |
| General | 11 (3.2) | 22 (5.7) | 21 (8.8) | 13 (11.3) | 7 (8.1) | 6 (7) | 6 (6.6) |
| Open conversion | 2 (0.6) | 0 | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.8) | 0 | 0 | 11 (1.1) |
| Operative time/min | |||||||
| Mean | 80.6 | 99.3 | 132 | 142 | 130 | 156 | 219 |
| Median | 70 | 85 | 150 | 120 | 110 | 140 | 180 |
| Range | 40–265 | 42–285 | 50–310 | 55–350 | 60–280 | 60–570 | 85–630 |
| Readmissions | 17 (5) | 14 (3.6) | 32 (13.5) | 22 (19) | 8 (9.3) | 16 (18.8) | 14 (15.5) |
| Reoperations | 1 (0.03) | 2 (0.05) | 5 (2.1) | 1 (0.08) | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 3 (3.3) |
| Retained stones | 4 (1.18) | 1 (0.26) | 9 (3.8) | 4 (3.48) | 1 (1.16) | 0 | 9 (1.0) |
| Hospital stay* | |||||||
| Mean | 6.8 | 8.7 | 12.3 | 16.4 | 11.5 | 14 | 14 |
| Median | 4 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 |
| Hospital episodes* | |||||||
| Median | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 271 (80) | 289 (75.2) | 144 (60.7) | 63 (54) | 59 (68.6) | 50 (58.8) | 49 (54.4) |
| 2 | 56 (16.5) | 86 (22.4) | 80 (33.7) | 43 (37.4) | 23 (26.7) | 30 (35.3) | 31 (34.4) |
*For all hospital episodes including at other hospitals and referring units