Table 9.

Cause of death.

0–90 days after index admission
Cause of death	Open cholecystectomy n = 11928	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy n = 31144
Gallbladder disease	74	9
Biliary tree disease	9	2
Acute pancreatitis	9	0
Heart-lung disease	64	13
Other disease	82	13
Total	238	37
91 – 365 days after index admission
Cause of death	Open cholecystectomy	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Gallbladder disease	2	0
Biliary tree disease	2	0
Acute pancreatitis	2	0
Heart-lung disease	43	27
Other diagnoses	136	57
Total	185	84