Cholecystectomy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

	Number of data available	Cirrhosis; (%)	Noncirrhosis; = 62,411 (%)
Gender	62487			<0.05
Male		38 (49.4)	20590 (33.0)
Female		39 (50.6)	41820 (67.0)
Age (years)	62486			<0.001
50		10 (13.0)	29666 (47.5)
50–70		50 (64.9)	25089 (40.2)
70		17 (22.1)	7654 (12.3)
ASA grade	61869			<0.001
1		15 (20.0)	33666 (54.5)
2		31 (41.3)	23678 (38.3)
2		29 (38.7)	4450 (7.2)
Operative indication	62488			<0.05
Gallstone colic		38 (49.4)	39110 (62.7)
Gallstone complication^1		39 (50.6)	23301 (37.3)
Operation time (min)	61249			<0.001
90		23 (31.1)	30309 (49.5)
90		51 (68.9)	30863 (50.5)
Operative approach	61134			<0.001
Laparoscopic		44 (59.5)	49093 (80.4)
Open		19 (25.7)	5502 (9.0)
Conversion		10 (13.5)	4778 (7.8)
Thromboembolism prophylaxis	61101			<0.001
Yes		46 (62.2)	26171 (42.9)
No		28 (37.8)	34856 (57.1)

¹Gallstone complication: cholecystitis, pancreatitis, or obstructive jaundice. ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists. Lap: laparoscopic. Pearsons Chi-Square test.