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Table 3 Comparison of postoperative general conditions between the two groups

From: Efficacy and safety of double endoscopy combined with exploration in the treatment of elderly patients with cholecystolithiasis complicated with choledocholithiasis

Variables

The elderly group(n = 63)

The young and middle -aged group(n = 51)

χ²/t

P value

Total hospitalization cost (CNY)

40741.4 ± 14862.1

35844.6 ± 14231.1

1.783

0.077

Total length of stay(days)

18.7 ± 5.6

16. 1 ± 4.7

2.676

0.009

Time of bowel sound recovery(days)

1.5 ± 0.8

1.2 ± 0.5

2.788

0.006

Time of drain removal (days)

6.5 ± 3.0

5.5 ± 2.2

1.953

0.053

Stone removal rate (%)

61(96.8%)

50(98%)

0.162

1.0

  1. Note: patients in the elderly group were ≥ 60 years old and those in the young and middle-aged group were < 60 years old. P-value in bold indicated a significant difference (P < 0.05)