Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Nepal
Table 1
Preoperative data.
Variable
Elderly ()
Young ()
value
Age (years)
65 (60–80)
45 (21–59)
Sex
0.151
Male
29 (37.2)
46 (28)
Female
49 (62.8)
118 (72)
0.091
I
62 (79.5)
117 (71.3)
II
13 (16.7)
45 (27.4)
III
3 (3.8)
2 (1.2)
IV
0 (0)
0 (0)
Comorbidity, %
28 (35.9)
27 (16.5)
Cardiovascular disease
5 (6.4)
5 (3.0)
Diabetes mellitus
9 (11.5)
13 (7.9)
Respiratory diseases
4 (5.1)
2 (1.2)
Renal disease
2 (2.4)
2 (1.2)
Hypertension
7 (9.0)
6 (3.7)
Neurological problems
1 (1.3)
1 (0.6)
Categorical variables are presented as (%). Continuous variables are presented as median (interquartile range). : American Society of Anesthesiology; value < 0.05.