Demographic and perioperative characteristics for 547 laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients
| Gender, female, % (n) | 70.2 (384) |
| Age, years, mean±SD | 46.1±18.1 |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean±SD | 32.4±7.8 |
| Operative indication % (n) | |
| Acute cholecystitis | 43.3 (237) |
| Symptomatic cholelithiasis | 28.9 (158) |
| Chronic cholecystitis | 8.6 (47) |
| Gallstone pancreatitis | 5.7 (31) |
| Choledocholithiasis | 4.9 (27) |
| Biliary dyskinesia | 3.8 (21) |
| Other* | 4.8 (26) |
| Attending surgeon level of experience, % (n) | |
| <5 years | 8.0 (44) |
| 5–10 years | 8.6 (47) |
| >10 years | 83.4 (456) |
| Time of day of operation, % (n) | |
| Daytime (07:00–19:00) | 94.3 (516) |
| After hours (19:01–06:59) | 5.7 (31) |
| Length of operation, min, mean±SD | 77.9±50.2 |
*Other indications included gangrene, cholangitis, gallbladder polyp, pain.