From: Outcome comparison between percutaneous cholecystostomy and cholecystectomy: a 10-year population-based analysis
Procedure type
Summed cases
LOS (days)
Cost (USD)
2003–2012(%)
Mean ± SE
Cholecystectomy
225,558 (95.28%)
9.51 ± 1.06
2836.86 ± 8.59
Percutaneous Cholecystostomy
11,184 (4.72%)
17.20 ± 1.52
4106.71 ± 52.53
P-value
<0.001