A Novel Classification System to Address Financial Impact and Referral Decisions for Bile Duct Injury in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Table 1

Overall cohort characteristics.

Gender
Male	29 (26.9%)
Female	79 (73.8%)
Age (mean, range)	46.9 (15–85)
Acute cholecystitis	34 (31.5%)
Conversion	34 (31.5%)
Intraoperative recognition of injury	32 (30.2%)
Vasculobiliary injury	20 (18.5%)
Vessel involved
Right hepatic	12 (60.0%)
Left hepatic	1 (5.0%)
Main hepatic	3 (15.0%)
Celiac	1 (5.0%)
Portal vein	3 (15.0%)
Time to diagnosis (days, median, range)	3 (0–1000)
Complications after definitive therapy	15 (13.9%)
Deaths	4 (3.7%)
Restenosis after repair	21 (19.4%)
Total cost (mean, range)	$46,519 ($1,795–$171,814)