Table 4.
Correlation between examined variables and incidence of complications
| Variable | N/% | IOC | POC | CONV | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||
| <65 | 552 (74.6%) | 63 (11.41%) | 44 (7.97%) | 10 (1.82%) | <0.05 |
| >65 | 188 (25.4%) | 34 (18.08%) | 26 (13.82%) | 19 (10.10%) | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 238 (32.2%) | 34 (25.21%) | 26 (18.48%) | 19 (7.98%) | <0.001 |
| Female | 502 (67.8%) | 63 (7.37%) | 14 (5.17%) | 10 (1.99%) | |
| BMI | |||||
| <25 | 295 (39.8%) | 12 (4.06%) | 9 (3.05%) | 2 (0.67%) | <0.001 |
| >25 | 445 (60.1%) | 85 (13.7%) | 61 (13.7%) | 27 (6.06%) | |
| White blood cell count | |||||
| <10X109/l | 452 (61.08%) | 29 (6.41%) | 20 (4.42%) | 2 (0.44%) | <0.01 |
| >10X109/l | 288 (38.91%) | 68 (18.%) | 50 (17.36%) | 27 (9.37%) | |
| CRP | |||||
| <5 | 392 (52.95%) | 34 (8.67%) | 21 (5.35%) | 3 (0.76%) | 0.0001 |
| >5 | 348 (47.02%) | 63 (18.%) | 49 (14.08%) | 26 (7.47%) | |
| Pathohist report: | |||||
| Acute cholecystitis | 201 (27.1%) | 67 (33.3%) | 50 (24.8%) | 26 (12.93%) | <0.001 |
| Chronic cholecystitis | 539 (72.8%) | 30 (5.5%) | 20 (3.7%) | 3 (0.55%) | |
| Ultrasound findings: | |||||
| Group I (chronic cholecystitis) | 419 (56.6%) | 19 (4.53%) | 10 (2.38%) | 1 (0.23%) | |
| Group II (empyema, gangrene, wall thickness >3mm) | 235 (31.3%) | 65 (27.6%) | 46 (19.5%) | 26 (11.06%) | <0.001 |
| Group III (gallbladder wall fibrosis, calculus >2cm) | 86 (11.6%) | 13 (15.1%) | 14 (16.2%) | 2 (2.32%) | |