Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Nepal
Table 3
Intraoperative and postoperative data.
Variable
Elderly ()
Young ()
Operative time (min)
50 (30–90)
50 (40–100)
0.82
Operative time (>60 min)
38 (48.7)
69 (42.1)
0.33
Conversion to open cholecystectomy
7 (9.0)
13 (7.9)
0.78
Complications, %
14 (17.9)
24 (14.6)
0.50
4 (5.1)
5 (3.0)
3 (3.8)
3 (1.8)
Superficial thrombophlebitis
3 (3.8)
7 (4.3)
Intra-abdominal abscess
1 (1.3)
2 (1.2)
Hemorrhage
1 (1.3)
2 (1.2)
Bile leak
1 (1.3)
3 (1.8)
1 (1.3)
2 (1.2)
Time to resumption of normal diet (days)
1 (1-2)
1 (1-2)
0.47
Length of hospital stay (days)
4 (1–18)
4 (2–18)
0.35
Categorical variables are presented as (%). Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range). : lower respiratory tract infection; : urinary tract infection; : surgical site infection; value significant if <0.05.
