Table 3.
Complications
| Outcomes | OC | LC | Comparisons P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLC & LCC | TLC | LCC | OC versus TLC & LCC | OC versus TLC versus LCC | ||
| Weighted no. of procedures | 1852 | 13809 | 11794 | 2015 | ||
| Post-operative infection | 66 (3.5%) | 89 (0.6%) | 84 (0.7%) | 5 (0.2%) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Post-operative haemorrhage | 122 (6.6%) | 537 (3.9%) | 348 (3.0%) | 189 (9.4%) | 0.01 | <0.0001 |
| PRBCs transfusion | 355 (19.2%) | 1023 (7.4%) | 733 (6.2%) | 290 (14.4%) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Reoperation | 27 (1.5%) | 141 (1.0%) | 91 (0.8%) | 50 (2.5%) | 0.431 | 0.007 |
| Liver failure | 129 (7.0%) | 197 (1.4%) | 168 (1.4%) | 29 (1.4%) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Ascites | 333 (18.0%) | 1339 (9.7%) | 1108 (9.4%) | 231 (11.5%) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
| Mortalitya | 153 (8.3%) | 185 (1.3%) | 160 (1.4%) | 25 (1.3%) | <0.0001 | <0.0001 |
a
Four patients did not have the data for mortality.
OC, open cholecystectomy; LC, laparoscopic cholecystectomy; LCC, open conversion; TLC, total laparoscopic; PRBC, packed red blood cell.