Table 3.
Cholecystectomy As A Day Case (CAAD) score
| Patient and preoperative factors | Points |
|---|---|
| Age category (years) | |
| <30 | 0 |
| 30–60 | 1 |
| 61–70 | 2 |
| 71+ | 3 |
| Gender | |
| Female | 0 |
| Male | 1 |
| ASA | |
| ASA 1 | 0 |
| ASA 2 | 1 |
| ASA 3+ | 3 |
| Previous admission to hospitala | 1 |
| Primary indication for surgery | |
| Biliary colic | 0 |
| Cholecystitis | 1 |
| Pancreatitis | 1 |
| CBD stone | 2 |
| Other | 0 |
| Preoperative investigationsb | |
| USS only | 0 |
| Radiological | 1 |
| Endoscopic | 2 |
| Ultrasound scan findings | |
| Thick-walled gallbladder | 1 |
| Dilated CBD | 1 |
ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification score, CBD common bile duct
aPrevious gallstone-related emergency admission to hospital
bPreoperative investigations: radiological—CT and MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP); endoscopic—endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and endoscopic ultrasound