Open cholecystectomy n = 11928 | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy n = 31144 | ||||||
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Admissions†, main diagnosis | Admissions n | Days Mean | Days (SD) | Admissions n | Days mean | Days (SD) | p-values |
Heart-lung disease | 1451 | 10.5 | (16.2) | 1615 | 6.2 | (9.2) | < 0.001 |
Gallbladder/bile duct disease | 3721 | 6.2 | (7.6) | 8264 | 4.0 | (4.5) | < 0.001 |
Other diagnoses | 2427 | 7.9 | (16.1) | 4883 | 5.1 | (12.8) | < 0.001 |