Table 2. Operative details of completed laparoscopic cholecystectomy and converted cases.

P-values derived from Mann-Whitney U test (operative time) and chi-square test (categorical variables).

LC: laparoscopic cholecystectomy; IQR: interquartile range; N: total number of patients; n: number of patients

Operative variables	Completed LC (N=223)	Converted (N=49)	p-Value
Operative time (min), median (IQR)	60 (50-70)	90 (80-105)	<0.001
Symptomatic stones, n (%)	148 (66.4)	25 (51.0)	0.04
Acute cholecystitis, n (%)	51 (22.9)	15 (30.6)	0.26
Empyema, n (%)	15 (6.7)	6 (12.2)	0.18
Perforation, n (%)	9 (4.0)	3 (6.1)	0.49
Drain placed, n (%)	30 (13.5)	32 (65.3)	<0.001