Table 3 Postoperative outcomes
From: Preliminary experience with laparoscopic common bile duct exploration
Variable | Patients N = 129 |
|---|---|
Return to oral intake | 6 ± 2.3 (4–19 h) |
Return to activity | 17 ± 5.3 (6–29 h) |
Hospital stay | 4 (range;1–15 days) |
-Trans-cystic | 2 (range;1–3 days) |
-Trans-choledochectomy | 6 (range; 4–15 days) |
Mean postop. bilirubin | 0.6 ± 0.03 (0.4–3.2 mg) |
Mean post-op. ALP | 129 ± 18 (74–293 U) |
Mean post-op. ALT | 113 ± 11 (23–174 U) |
Mean post-op. AST | 159 ± 19 (19–163 U) |
Mean T-tube cholangiogram | 5.2 ± 3 (4–8 days) |
T-tube removal | 15.7 ± 4 (13–25 days) |
Complications (I,II) | |
-Pancreatitis (II) | 0 |
-Cholangitis (II) | 0 |
-Hemobilia (II) | 0 |
-Accidental T-tube displacement (II) | 0 |
-Transient liver enzymes elevation (I) | 3 (2.3%) |
-Wound infection (II) | 3 (2.3%) |
-Choleperitoneum (II) | 1 (0.76%) |
-Pneumonia (II) | 0 |
-Biliary colic (II) | 2 (1.5%) |
-Abdominal bleeding (II) | 0 |