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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy took twice as long as open (median [range] 100 [52-180] minutes compared with 50 [15-115], p < 0. 01), but patients stayed in hospital half the time (2 [1-9] days compared with 4 [2-22], p < 0. 01) ; required less opiate analgesia (4 [0-20] doses compared with 6 [0-13], p = 0. 02 ; took less sick leave (11 [4-267] days (n = 18) compared with 34 [20-48] (n = 22), p < 0. 01) ; and spent less time in convalescence (8 [3-40] days (n = 17) compared with 49 [10-247] (n = 12), p < 0. 01).