Table 2. Comparison of outcomes in early LCBDE patients before and after surgery.

Variable	Before early LCBDE (n = 32)	After early LCBDE (n = 32)	P*
Laboratory data (median ± SD)
WBC count (×109/L)	11.46 ± 2.93	8.84 ± 4.14	0.005
ALT (U/L)	173.84 ± 97.85	56.18 ± 39.67	0.000
AST (U/L)	144.96 ± 87.94	33.87 ± 20.03	0.000
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)	66.45 ± 40.37	27.50 ± 12.55	0.000
ALP (U/L)	178.28 ± 120.23	121.75 ± 84.64	0.000
γ-GTP (GGT) (U/L)	366.66 ± 211.26	195.72 ± 116.21	0.000

WBC, white blood cell; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; γ-GTP (GGT), γ-glutamyl transferase (gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase).

^*P value was obtained from Paired-samples t-test.