Table 4.
Group 1, Surgery Within 72 Hours, Complications
| Variables | Number of Patients | Complications |
|---|---|---|
| Wound infection | 2 | |
| Bile leak | 1 | Gangrenous gall bladder, bile leak postoperatively despite drain, needed CT-guided percutaneous drainage |
| 1 | After difficult cholecystectomy, cysticduct stump left open, drain dried in 3 d, no intervention needed | |
| 1 | Expected bile leak after suturing of a wide cystic duct stump, contained in drain, settled | |
| Airway reintubation | 1 | HDU 24 h |
| Pneumothorax | 1 | Secondary to nerve block, needed chest drain |
| Pancreatitis | 1 | Hyperamylasemia, normal CT |
| Retained stone | 1 | Needed ERCP |
| Readmission | 3 | |
| Pain after removal of T tube | 1 | Small collection on CT, managed conservatively |
| Chest infection | 1 | |
| Dehydration | 1 | Due to T tube |
| Incisional hernia | 2 | |
| Morbidity | 15/160 (9.4%) | |
| Mortality | 1/160 (0.6%) | ASA IV, 60 y, postoperative mesenteric ischemia |
CT, computed tomography; HDU, High Dependency Unit; ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography; ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists.