A randomized controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open cholecystectomy in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension

Table 1 Comparison of patients’ characteristics between two groups.

	LC group (n = 38)	OC group (n = 42)	P
Age (yr)	50.2±11.6	53.8±14.2	0.606
Sex			0.943
Male	31	34
Female	7	8
Child classification			0.432
A	19	22
B	15	17
C	4	3
Type of disease			0.761
Gallbladder polypus	3	2
Gallbladder stones	35	40

Table 2 Comparison of perioperative parameters of two groups.

Group	Operative time(min)	Blood loss (mL)	Time to resume diet (h)	Postoperative complication rate (%)	Length of hospitalization after operation (d)
LC group (n = 38)	62.6±15.2	75.5±17.5	18.3±6.5	13.2	4.6±2.4
OC group (n = 40)	60.5±17.5	112.5±23.5b	44.2±10.5b	30.0b	7.5±3.5a

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01 vs LC.