Table 3.
The number of blood cultures positive for organism was increased in the open cholecystectomy group as compared with the laparoscopic cholecystectomy group n (%)
| Time intervention | Open cholecystectomy (n = 22) | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (n = 20) | P value |
| Within 60 min before | 10 (45.4) | 8 (40) | NS |
| Within 60 min after1 | 10 (45.4) | 4 (20) | 0.001 |
| Within 7 d after | 1 (4.5) | 0 | NS |
1
Significant difference between groups, using Fisher’s exact tests, P < 0.05; NS: No significant difference between groups, using χ2 o Fisher’s exact tests, P > 0.05.