RT Journal
A1 Downing SR, Datoo G, Oyetunji TA, Fullum T, Chang DC, Ahuja N
T1 ASian race/ethnicity as a risk factor for bile duct injury during cholecystectomy
JF Archives of Surgery
JO Archives of Surgery
YR 2010
FD August 1
VO 145
IS 8
SP 785
OP 787
DO 10.1001/archsurg.2010.131
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.2010.131
AB Iatrogenic bile duct injury (BDI) is an uncommon but serious complication of cholecystectomy, with identified risk factors of acute cholecystitis, male sex, older age, and aberrant biliary anatomy. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1998-2006) was queried for cholecystectomy performed on hospital day 0 or 1. Bile duct injury repair procedure codes were used as a surrogate for BDI. We identified 377 424 patients who underwent cholecystectomy, with 1124 BDIs (0.3%). On multivariate logistic regression analysis, Asian race/ethnicity was a significant risk factor for BDI (odds ratio [OR], 2.26; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.59-3.23; P < .001). This persisted for laparoscopic (OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.28-5.39; P = .009) and open (2.21; 1.59-3.07; P < .001) cholecystectomies. No other race/ethnicity was identified as a risk factor for BDI. We report a new finding that Asian race/ethnicity is a significant risk factor for BDI in laparoscopic and open cholecystectomies.