Table 1

Characteristics of patients with ACD during LC
N
 Sex
 Age
 Diagnosis
 Procedure
 Leak at end of operation
 Drain insertion
 Duration of drainage
 ES*
1
 F
 41
 Chronic cholecystitis
 Clipping
 No
 No**
 -
 No
2
 F
 59
 Chronic cholecystitis
 Clipping
 No
 No
 -
 No
3
 F
 44
 Chronic cholecystitis
 Clipping
 Yes
 Yes
 3 days
 No
4
 F
 39
 Acute cholecystitis
 Clipping
 Yes
 Yes
 3 days
 No
5
 F
 47
 Acute cholecystitis
 Suturing
 No
 Yes
 -
 No
6
 F
 53
 Acute cholecystitis
 Suturing
 No
 Yes
 -
 No
7
 F
 37
 Chronic cholecystitis
 Suturing
 No
 No
 -
 No
8
 F
 39
 Chronic cholecystitis
 Open ligation
 No
 Yes
 -
 No
9
 F
 51
 Acute cholecystitis
 Open ligation
 No
 Yes
 -
 No
10
 F
 34
 Acute cholecystitis
 Drainage alone
 No
 Yes
 20 days
 No
11
 M
 61
 Acute cholecystitis
 Drainage alone
 Yes
 Yes
 30 days
 Yes
12
 M
 72
 Acute cholecystitis
 Drainage alone
 Yes
 Yes
 14 days
 No

*Endoscopic sphincterotomy.

**But she developed bile collection and underwent percutaneous drainage

Karimian et al. Patient Safety in Surgery 2008 2:17   doi:10.1186/1754-9493-2-17