Research Article

Factor Analysis Influencing Postoperative Hospital Stay and Medical Costs for Patients with Definite, Suspected, or Unmatched Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis according to the Tokyo Guidelines 2013

Table 2

Distribution according to severity grades based on TG13 in the 171 patients who had definite, suspected, or unmatched AC diagnoses.

Combination of criteria Grade I ()Grade II ()Grade III ()

Definite diagnosis
 A + B + C ()55 (65.5%)18 (21.4%)11 (13.1%)
Suspected diagnosis
 A + B ()25 (100%)00
Unmatched diagnosis
 (A or B) + C ()7 (70.0%)2 (20.0%)1 (10.0%)
 A ()41 (100%)00
 B ()11 (100%)00

These patients were also classified according to severity grades based on TG13 as a matter of convenience.
TG13: Tokyo Guidelines 2013 and AC: acute cholecystitis.