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Table 2 Medical data of the study and control groups (n = 60)

From: Effect of high-quality nursing care on postoperative complications and quality of life for patients undergoing common bile duct exploration

Preoperative medical data

Study group (n = 30)

Control group (n = 30)

X2/t-test

P. value

N

%

N

%

Length of hospital stay (days)

8.2 ± 1.77

9.97 ± 1.03

4.73

< 0.001**

Indication of operation

      

  Biliary colic

  Cholecystitis

  Cholangitis

  Pancreatitis

  Common bile duct stones

  Papillary “stenosis

  Bilio-enteric fistula

3

0

4

1

18

2

2

10.0

0.0

13.3

3.3

60.0

6.7

6.7

4

1

3

1

16

2

3

13.3

3.3

10.0

3.3

53.4

6.7

10.0

1.60

0.952

Modality of operation

      

  Laparoscopic common bile duct exploration

  Open common bile duct exploration

4

26

13.3

86.7

3

27

10.0

90.0

0.16

0.688

Chronic diseases

      

  Diabetes mellitus

  Hypertension

8

2

26.6

6.7

4

3

13.3

10.0

0.13

0.21

0.764

1.00

Body mass index

      

  Underweight

  Normal weight

  Overweight

  Obese

Mean ± SD

2

26

1

1

6.7

86.7

3.3

3.3

0

27

3

0

0.0

90.0

10.0

0.0

4.02

0.259

22.88 ± 6.73

22.61 ± 1.67

0.21

0.833

Smoking index

      

  None

  Mild> 200 cigarettes/year

26

4

86.7

13.3

23

7

76.7

23.3

1.00

0.317

  1. * Significant at p ≤ 0.05 ** Significant at p ≤ 0.01