Research Article

A Scoring System to Predict Difficult Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Five-Year Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Relationship of risk factors with preoperative score.

Preoperative score factorsLevelPreoperative scorer ( value)
Easy, n (%)Difficult, n (%)Very difficult, n (%)

Age (years)≤5036 (26.9%)32 (23.9%)12 (9.0%)0.007 (0.996)
>5024 (17.9%)22 (16.4%)8 (6.0%)

GenderMale45 (33.6%)33 (24.6%)16 (11.9%)0.164 (0.157)
Female15 (11.2%)21 (15.7%)4 (3.0%)

History of hospitalYes56 (41.8%)20 (14.9%)0 (0.0%)0.579 (0.000)
No4 (3.0%)34 (25.4%)20 (14.9%)

Body mass index (kg/m2)<2552 (38.8%)42 (31.3%)9 (6.7%)0.339 (0.002)
25–27.58 (6.0%)11 (8.2%)9 (6.7%)
>27.50 (0.0%)1 (0.7%)2 (1.5%)

Abdominal scarYes59 (44.0%)52 (38.8%)16 (11.9%)0.271 (0.005)
No1 (0.7%)2 (1.5%)4 (3.0%)

Palpable gallbladderYes59 (44.0%)45 (33.6%)11 (8.2%)0.387 (0.000)
No1 (0.7%)9 (6.7%)9 (6.7%)

Radiographic findingYes52 (38.8%)22 (16.4%)0 (0.0%)0.533 (0.000)
No8 (6.0%)32 (23.9%)20 (14.9%)

Leucocyte<10.000/ul44 (32.8%)24 (17.9%)4 (3.0%)0.363 (0.000)
≥10.000/ul16 (11.9%)30 (22.4%)16 (11.9%)

Correlation significant.