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. 2018 Jan 23;8(1):e019551. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019551

Table 2.

Adverse event rates, ORs and 95% CIs of hospitals with or without a 30-day follow-up frequency of cholecystectomies ≥90%

Adverse events P value
≥90% <90%
n=83 067 n=12 773
n (%) n (%)
Intraoperative 2548 (3.0) 381 (3.0) 0.8826
Total postoperative 6681 (8.0) 1119 (8.8) 0.0057
Pancreatitis 455 (0.6) 66 (0.5) 0.6570
Bleeding 629 (0.8) 96 (0.8) 0.9454
≥90% vs <90% 30 day follow-up Adjusted*
OR 95% CI P value
Intraoperative 0.93 0.84 to 1.04 0.2298
Total postoperative 0.98 0.91 to 1.05 0.5067
Pancreatitis 1.30 0.99 to 1.75 0.0606
Bleeding 0.97 0.78 to 1.21 0.7821

Figures in bold are statistically significant.

*Adjusted for sex, age, ASA class, acute interventions and indications.

ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.