Table 4.
Postoperative complications, categorized by timing of operation (index admission vs. interval cholecystectomy) and by Model of Unscheduled Surgical Care (elective General Surgery providing on-call cover vs. Acute Care Surgery)
| Model of unscheduled care | Postoperative complications | Interval | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| index admission | Interval | |||
| General surgery on-call | Abscess | 3 (100%) | 0 | 3 (100%) |
| Bile duct injury | 5 (83.3%) | 1 (16.7%) | 6 (100%) | |
| A | 3 (75%) | 1 (25%) | 4 (100%) | |
| D | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| E2 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| Hemorrhage | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| Wound infection | 4 (100%) | 0 | 4 (100%) | |
| Enterotomy | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| Total | 14 (93.3%) | 1 (6.7%) | 15 (100%) | |
| Acute care surgery | Abscess | 3 (100%) | 0 | 3 (100%) |
| 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | ||
| Bile duct injury | 3 (100%) | 0 | 3 (100%) | |
| A | 3 (100%) | 0 | 3 (100%) | |
| Haemorrhage | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wound infection | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Enterotomy | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 (100%) | 0 | 6 (100%) | |
| Total | Abscess | 6 (100%) | 0 | 6 (100%) |
| Bile duct injury | 8 (88.9%) | 1 (11.1%) | 9 (100%) | |
| A | 6 (85.7%) | 1 (14.3%) | 7 (100%) | |
| D | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| E2 | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| Hemorrhage | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| Wound infection | 4 (100%) | 0 | 4 (100%) | |
| Enterotomy | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | |
| Total | 19 (95%) | 1 (5%) | 20 (100%) | |