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

Table 4

Comparison between grades of injury.

	Grade I	Grade II	Grade III	𝑃 value
Gender
Male	5 (35.7%)	17 (23.0%)	7 (35.0%)
Female	9 (64.3%)	57 (77.0%)	13 (65.0%)	0.328
Age (mean)	46.2	44.9	54.5	0.130
Days to recognition of injury (median)	2.5	3.0	2.5	0.796
Length of stay (days, mean)	1.6	8.8	11.8	<0.001
Complications	1 (7.1%)	8 (10.8%)	6 (30.0%)	0.107
Late restenosis	0	17 (23.0%)	4 (20.0%)	0.109
Mortality	0	1 (1.4%)	3 (15.0%)	0.030
Cost (mean)	$12,457	$46,481	$69,368	<0.001