Table 1 Characteristics of ETGBS and PTGBD patients before gallbladder drainage

Age

71 (52–88)

77 (48–86)

0.23

Sex (male/female)

15/3

7/3

0.41

Laboratory data before drainage

 WBC (cells/mm³)

14650 (4700–36,400)

12,500 (7600–18,300)

0.29

 Total bilirubin (mg/dl)

1.7 (0.54–23.44)

0.87 (0.44–3.9)

0.30

 Plt (× 10⁹)

18.8 (12–30.9)

29.3 (6.4–31.2)

0.77

 Cre (mg/dl)

0.70 (0.33–1.33)

0.87 (0.61–10.33)

0.12

 AST (U/l)

41 (17–578)

28 (18–208)

0.48

 ALT (U/)

42 (12–490)

35 (8–121)

0.23

 ALP (U/l)

215 (159–2368)

239 (133–675)

0.27

 Alb (g/dl)

3.2 (2.7–5.1)

3.3 (2.9–4.6)

0.51

 CRP(mg/dl)

15.7 (0.05–30.4)

16.9 (0.3–43.7)

0.30

 PT–INR

1.11 (0.99–1.43)

1.02 (0.89–1.78)

0.72

DIC

 Yes

0 (0%)

2 (20%)

0.119

 No

18 (100%)

8 (80%)

Ascites

 Yes

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

N.A

 No

18 (100%)

10 (100%)

Anticoagulant therapy

 Yes

4 (22%)

3 (30%)

0.674

 No

14 (78%)

7 (70%)

Time to operation (day)

72 (11–118)

78 (32–202)

0.08

ASA*

 1

5 (28%)

3 (30%)

0.97

 2

8 (44%)

4 (40%)

 3

5 (28%)

3 (30%)

Grade**

 I

12 (67%)

7 (70%)

0.08

 II

6 (33%)

1 (10%)

 III

0 (0%)

2 (20%)