Actual rates of complications among patients undergoing elective or emergent laparoscopic cholecystectomy between 2015 and 2017
| Complication | Type of procedure; no. (%) of patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Elective n = 71 | Emergent n = 199 | Total n = 270 | |
| Conversion to open surgery | 1 (0.4) | 3 (1) | 4 (2) |
| Bowel injury | 0 (0) | 3 (1) | 3 (1) |
| Subtotal cholecystectomy | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1) |
| Bile duct injury | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 2 (1) |
| Wound infection | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) |
| Total | 2 (3) | 9 (5) | 11 (4) |