Assessment of G10 Intraoperative Scoring System for Conversion in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A...

Various preoperative risk factors for conversion in laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) have been well studied. However, the assessment of intraoperative factors for conversion in patients with cholecystitis is unclear. The G10 scoring system, which incorporates 10 parameters, has tried to fill this void by developing a scoring system for the most commonly encountered surgical illnesses. So, we aimed to assess the utility of the G10 scoring system among patients presenting for LC for symptomatic cholelithiasis (both acute and chronic cholecystitis) in the clinical setting of a low- and middle-income country.

All the patients undergoing LC were assigned a G10 value. Gallbladder surgery was considered easy if the G10 score was <2, moderate (2 ≦ 4), difficult (5 ≦ 7), and extreme (8 ≦ 10). All 10 risk factors were analyzed into a binary logistics model, and statistically significant risk factors were assessed.

Among 177 patients, there were 36 males and 141 females. The median age of the patient was 42 years (range 11-79). There were 70 easy, 89 moderate, and 18 difficult cases. The overall mean G10 score was 2.32±1.5, which significantly increased as the severity progressed, with a mean value of 5.5±0.51 for difficult cases (P=0.0001). The mean G10 score for surgeries completed laparoscopically was 2.1±1.4, while it was 3.71±1.4 for open conversions [P=0.0001, AUC=0.79, CI=0.70-0.87]. There were 18 patients with G10 ≥5 with a conversion rate of 27.7%, while the overall conversion rate was 13.6%. Multivariate analysis showed free bile or pus outside the gallbladder [P=0.02, OR=5.1, CI=1.2-21.1] and fistula [P=0.01, OR=15.8, CI=1.9-129.8] as significant risk factors for conversion.

Intraoperative risk factors for the prediction of conversion included the presence of free bile or pus outside the gallbladder and cholecystoenteric fistula. Based on the F1 score analysis, complemented with the Youden Index, the optimal cutoff value for conversion, based on the G10 score, lies around 4. Broader application and validation of the G10 scoring system are mandated to assess the utilization of this novel intraoperative scoring system.