Research Article

Predictive Factors for a Long Postoperative Stay after Emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using the 2013 Tokyo Guidelines: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics and univariate analysis for preoperative factors.

ED groupLD groupP-value
(n = 104)(n = 45)

Age (years)54.5 (46.1–65.3)65 (47.0–75.0)0.015

Sex (%male)71320.879

BMI (kg/m2)24.8 (22.3–26.8)25.3 (23.5–27.6)0.256

WBC (103/μL)12.6(10.2–15.13)15.20.007

CRP (mg/dL)1.63 (0.36–6.62)8.45 (1.87–16.17)<0.001

HB (g/dl)14.5 (13.5–15.3)14.2 (12.7–15.4)0.245

PLT (103/μL)23.0 (20.1–27.6)22.3 (17.9–26.1)0.180

Past laparotomy, n2370.487

Elevation of BFT, n25220.005

Anticoagulation therapy, n19<0.001

DM, n12100.151

Grade I/II, n (%)89(85.6)/15(14.4)23(51.1)/22(48.9)<0.001

Time from onset to surgery 0/1/2/3 day, n23/46/28/76/24/11/40.548

BMI, body mass index; WBC, white blood cell; CRP, C-reactive protein; HB, haemoglobin; PLT, platelets; BFT, biliary function test; DM, diabetes mellitus.
Continuous variables are expressed as median (IQR).