Table 5.

Suggested classification of the patterns of bleeding complications in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

	Major	Minor
Intra-Operative Bleeding	Any bleeding that requires conversion for control/repair. This could be — Bleeding from intra-abdominal vessels: Aorta Vena cava Superior mesenteric vein Portal vein Right hepatic artery Cystic artery Mesenteric vessels Omental vessels	Bleeding from the vessels of the abdominal wall: Epigastric vessels — have the potential to cause significant haemorrhage but are by and large controllable by pressure, packing or suturing
	Bleeding from any other site such as
	The liver bed
Postoperative Bleeding	Any bleeding, external or internal, that requires Re-exploration Additional surgical procedure such as wound exploration Blood transfusion	Abdominal wall haematomas Port site bleeding that can be controlled without additional surgical means beyond pressure, packing or suturing