Table 1.
Data on patient characteristics and treatment procedures in 278 patients treated with percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) for acute calculous cholecystitis
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Age, years, median (range) | 72.5 (21–99) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Females | 157 (56.5%) |
| Males | 121 (43.5%) |
| Duration of symptoms, days, median (range)a | 4 (1–70) |
| Duration of PC treatment, days, median (range)b | 12 (0–193) |
| PC technique, n (%) | |
| Transperitoneal | 203 (73.0%) |
| Transhepatic | 62 (22.3%) |
| Unknown | 13 (4.7%) |
a
Missing values for 23 patients.
b
Missing values for five patients.