Research Article

Is Nighttime Really Not the Right Time for a Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy?

Table 5

Uni- and multivariate analyses assessing the association between different factors and postoperative morbidity after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Prognostic FactorUnivariateMultivariate
OR [95-CI]p-valueOR [95-CI]p-value

Gender, male1.07 [0.78-1.46]0.69
Age1.01 [0.99-1.02]0.10
Out-of-hours1.83 [1.17-2.85]0.0080.74 [0.35-1.57]0.43
Timing, acute1.59 [1.09-2.33]0.0181.82 [0.95-3.45]0.069
Prior abdominal surgery1.24 [0.88-1.75]0.40
Operation by surgical staff1.92 [1.41-2.60]<0.0011.71 [1.24-2.36] 0.001
Bile spill1.07 [0.78-1.47]0.68
Conversion to laparotomy4.70 [2.47-8.92]<0.0013.74 [1.93-7.24]<0.001