Table 1. Epidemiology and symptoms of the study population.
| Parameter | LC(n = 38) | OC(n = 73) | Total(n = 111) | P value |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 12 (32 %) | 37 (51 %) | 49 (44 %) | 0.07 |
| Female | 26 (68 %) | 36 (49 %) | 62 (56 %) | |
| Age, y | ||||
| Mean (SD) | 42.6 (14) | 47.5 (12) | 46 | 0.136 |
| Median (range) | 41 (16 – 65) | 48 (17 – 80) | (16 – 80) | |
| Bile leak | ||||
| Surgical drain | 26 (68 %) | 38 (52 %) | 64 (58 %) | 0.085 |
| US-guided tube drain | 12 (32 %) | 22 (30 %) | 34 (30 %) | |
| Drain site | 0 | 4 (6 %) | 4 (4 %) | |
| Wound | 0 | 9 (12 %) | 9 (8 %) | |
| Referral | ||||
| Private | 15 (40 %) | 55 (75 %) | 70 (63 %) | < 0.001 |
| Governmental hospital | 8 (21 %) | 16 (22 %) | 24 (22 %) | |
| Tertiary referral center | 15 (39 %) | 2 (3 %) | 17 (15 %) | |
| Symptoms | ||||
| Pain | 34 (90 %) | 58 (80 %) | 92 (83 %) | 0.143 |
| Jaundice | 11 (29 %) | 42 (58 %) | 53 (48 %) | 0.005 |
| Fever | 17 (45 %) | 30 (41 %) | 47 (42 %) | 0.840 |
| Abdominal distension | 8 (21 %) | 21 (29 %) | 29 (26 %) | 0.496 |
| Total | 38 | 73 | 111 |
LC, laparoscopy cholecystectomy; OC, open cholecystectomy; US, ultrasound.