Registration of Health-Related Quality of Life in a Cohort of Patients Undergoing Cholecystectomy

Table 2

Baseline data. Approaches and indications for cholecystectomies performed. It starts with mostcommon approach/indication.

	N	%
Indication
Attacks of biliary colic without secondary  complication	262	79.4
Cholecystitis and/or pancreatitis and/or  jaundice	59	17.9
Acalculous cholecystitis	1	0.3
Gallbladder polyp or suspected tumor	3	0.9
Other/unclear	5	1.5
Total	330	100
Approach
Laparoscopic	290	87.9
Laparoscopic, converted to open	28	8.5
Conventional open	9	2.7
Minilaparotomy (Incision < 8 cm)	1	0.3
Not registered	2	0.6
Total	330	100