Electrocautery dissection (n = 148) | Ultrasonic dissection (n = 152) | |
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N (%) | N (%) | |
Total complications* | 27 (18.2) | 26 (17.1) |
Intraoperative complications* | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) |
Bleeding—liver | 1 | 1 |
Bile duct injury | 1 | |
Bile leakage—liver | 1 | |
Postoperative complications* | 26 (17.6) | 25 (16.4) |
Bile leakage—cystic | 3 | 2 |
Bile obstruction—CBDS | 2 | 1 |
Pancreatitis | 4 | 3 |
Renal failure | 2 | |
Respiratory failure | 1 | 1 |
Infection—Pneumonia | 2 | 1 |
Infection—Deep abscess | 2 | 4 |
Infection—Superficial wound | 4 | |
Infection—Urinary tract | 1 | |
Infection—Unspecified | 1 | 4 |
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) | 2 | |
Thrombophlebitis | 2 | |
Urinary retention | 4 | 2 |
Medical reaction | 3 | |
Postoperative complications stratified according to Clavien-Dindo | ||
Grade I | 3 | 1 |
Grade II | 13 | 19 |
Grade IIIa (intervention without anaesthesia) | 5 | 3 |
Grade IIIb (intervention with anaesthesia) | 5 | 2 |
Grade IV | ||
Grade V | ||
Operating time, Mean (range) | 100 min (26–215) | 99 min (31–270) |
Bleeding, Mean (range) | 99 ml (0–500) | 91 ml (0–500) |
Postoperative hospital stays, Mean (range) | 2.3 (0–23) | 1.9 (0–10) |
Readmission 30 days, N (%) | 6 (4.1) | 7 (4.6) |