Table 3.

Comparison of index admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy practice and attitudes by care model: acute care surgery versus general surgery on call

TG18 guideline	Acute care surgery centres (n = 7)	General surgery centres (n = 18)	P *
Index admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy (snapshot audit)
Yes	72 of 126 (57·1)	81 of 211 (38·4)
When you choose interval over index admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy, what are the main reasons?
Delay in presentation or diagnosis	0 (0)	3 (17)	0·259
Access to operating room	1 (14)	7 (39)	0·246
Surgeon preference	0 (0)	10 (56)	0·013
Patient preference	0 (0)	0 (0)

Values in parentheses are percentages.

^*χ² test.