Clinical Study
Evaluation of Early versus Delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis
Table 6
Overall comparison of early and delayed LC.
| Groups | Early | Delayed | value |
| Age | 47.28 ± 14.57 | 50.96 ± 17.05 | 0.416 | Sex | 8 : 17 | 8 : 17 | 0.999 | Duration of symptoms | 35.44 ± 23.03 | 36.8 ± 21.30 | 0.209 | TLC | 10800 (6500–23200) | 11200 (6600–18100) | 0.341 | Total bilirubin | 0.76 (0.5–1.03) | 1.8 (0.7–2.6) | 0.05 | SGOT | 26 (15–94) | 68 (14–99) | 0.054 | SGPT | 28 (12–55) | 97 (12–92) | 0.095 | Thickened GB | 13 (52%) | 21 (84%) | 0.032 | Distended GB | 23 (92%) | 21 (84%) | 0.667 | Murphy’s sign | 14 (56%) | 14 (56%) | 0.999 | Pericholecystic fluid | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 0.999 | Tense distended GB | 18 (72%) | 12 (48%) | 0.085 | Turbid bile/pus | 4 (16%) | 1 (4%) | 0.349 | Severe adhesions | 3 (12%) | 11 (44%) | 0.059 | GB decompression | 16 (64%) | 3 (12%) | 0 | Use of Retrieval bag | 4 (16%) | 1 (4%) | 0.349 | Subhepatic drain | 7 (28%) | 2 (8%) | 0.138 | Use of 5th port | 1 (4%) | 0 | 0.999 | Epigastric port enlargement | 2 (8%) | 2 (8%) | 0.999 | Operation time | 69.4 ± 29.59 | 66.4 ± 15.97 | 0.8004 | Blood loss | 159.6 ± 58.11 | 146.8 ± 52.69 | 0.418 | Total hospital stay | 4.16 ± 1.21 | 8.6 ± 2.04 | 0.0001 | Conversion rate | 16% | 8% | 0.667 | Postoperative complications | 24% | 8% | 0.084 |
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