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Table 2 Demographics and outcomes for patients where emergency surgery was performed by comorbidity level

From: Surgery for acute cholecystitis in severely comorbid patients: a population-based study on acute cholecystitis

  

Total

ASA1

ASA 2

ASA 3

ASA4-5

p

Total

Total

725 (100%)

195 (27%)

375 (52%)

152 (21%)

3 (0%)

 

Sex

Male

373 (51%)

102 (52%)

189 (50%)

80 (53%)

2 (67%)

0.91

 

Female

352 (49%)

93 (48%)

186 (50%)

72 (47%)

1 (33%)

 

Age

Mean (SD)

57.4 (± 15.1)

48.7 (± 13.0)

58.7 (± 14.7)

65.1 (± 13.3)

62.2 (± 10.6)

 < 0.001

BMI

Mean (SD)

28.9 (± 5.1)

27.3 (± 4.0)

29.0 (± 4.5)

30.6 (± 6.9)

29.1 (± 5.2)

 < 0.001

 

Missing

39 (5.4%)

16 (8.2%)

22 (5.9%)

1 (0.7%)

0 (0%)

 

CCI

Mean (SD)

2.0 (± 1.9)

0.8 (± 1.0)

2.0 (± 1.5)

3.7 (± 2.2)

4.7 (± 3.2)

 < 0.001

Cholecystitis Grade

G1

425 (59%)

107 (55%)

218 (58%)

98 (64%)

2 (67%)

0.54

 

G2-3

268 (37%)

74 (38%)

143 (38%)

50 (33%)

1 (33%)

 
 

Missing

32 (4%)

14 (7%)

14 (4%)

4 (3%)

0 (0%)

 

Length of stay

Mean (SD)

4.1 (± 5.0)

3.1 (± 2.2)

3.6 (± 2.6)

6.3 (± 8.8)

19.7 (± 28.0)

 < 0.001

Surgical approach

Laparoscopic

560 (77%)

152 (78%)

298 (79%)

108 (71%)

2 (67%)

0.038

 

Open

42 (6%)

12 (6%)

14 (4%)

15 (10%)

1 (33%)

 
 

Converted

58 (8%)

12 (6%)

31 (8%)

15 (10%)

0 (0%)

 
 

Missing

65 (9%)

19 (10%)

32 (9%)

14 (9%)

0 (0%)

 

Operative Complication

No

621 (86%)

177 (91%)

327 (87%)

115 (76%)

2 (67%)

 < 0.001

 

Clavien 1-3a

76 (10%)

16 (8%)

38 (10%)

22 (14%)

0 (0%)

 
 

Clavien 3b + 

28 (4%)

2 (1%)

10 (3%)

15 (10%)

1 (33%)

 

Stay after surgery

Mean (SD)

3 (± 5)

2 (± 2)

2 (± 2)

4 (± 8)

18 (± 28)

 < 0.001

 

Missing

13 (2%)

6 (3%)

6 (2%)

1 (1%)

0 (0%)

 

Readmitted within 30 days

No

681 (94%)

186 (95%)

352 (94%)

140 (92%)

3 (100%)

0.54

 

Yes

44 (6%)

9 (5%)

23 (6%)

12 (8%)

0 (0%)

 

30d mortality

Alive

708 (98%)

188 (96%)

370 (99%)

147 (97%)

3 (100%)

0.052

 

Dead

2 (0%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

2 (1%)

0 (0%)

 
 

Missing

15 (2%)

7 (4%)

5 (1%)

3 (2%)

0 (0%)

 

1y mortality

Alive

704 (97%)

188 (96%)

369 (98%)

144 (95%)

3 (100%)

0.007

 

Dead

6 (1%)

0 (0%)

1 (0%)

5 (3%)

0 (0%)

 
 

Missing

15 (2%)

7 (4%)

5 (1%)

3 (2%)

0 (0%)

 
  1. Fisher Exact Test used for categorical variables. Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables
  2. ASA American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification, BMI Body Mass Index, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index