Table 1.
Overall patient characteristics.
| Characteristics | Overall cases | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| AT (n = 123) |
No-AT (n = 355) |
P | |
| Age, years∗ | 76 (47-94) | 69 (18-95) | <0.001 |
| Male sex (%) | 91 (74.0) | 221 (62.2) | 0.021 |
| Gallstone (%) | 94 (76.4) | 307 (86.4) | 0.015 |
| Onset-surgery (h) | 48 (12-288) | 48 (12-336) | 0.842 |
| Severity grade | |||
| I (%) | 35 (28.5) | 169 (47.6) | <0.001 |
| II (%) | 44 (35.8) | 140 (39.4) | 0.519 |
| III (%) | 44 (35.8) | 46 (13.0) | <0.001 |
| ASA-PS ≥ 3 (%) | 72 (58.5) | 121 (34.1) | <0.001 |
| Laboratory data | |||
| WBC (×102/µL) | 127 (37-472) | 114 (17-431) | 0.021 |
| Hb (mg/dL) | 12.8 (8.3-16.8) | 13.7 (6.6-17.6) | <0.001 |
| Plt (×104/µL) | 18.5 (4.9-52.4) | 20.3 (3.1-56.3) | 0.066 |
| T-Bil (mg/dL) | 1.0 (0.2-14.6) | 1.0 (0.2-8.5) | 0.701 |
| CRP (mg/dL) | 12.1 (0.02-30.6) | 6.9 (0.01-50.0) | 0.001 |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 0.9 (0.30-9.05) | 0.8 (0.4-10.1) | <0.001 |
| PT-INR | 1.2 (0.9-12.4) | 1.1 (0.9-1.6) | <0.001 |
Data are presented as the percentage or median value of parameters [range].
Severity grade: According to the Tokyo Guidelines 2018 severity grading for acute cholecystitis.
ASA, American Society of Anesthesiologists; WBC, white blood cells; Hb, hemoglobin; Plt, platelets; T-Bil, total bilirubin; CRP, C-reactive protein; Cr, creatinine; PT-INR, prothrombin time-international normalized ratio.