How common is death after gallbladder surgery or during surgery?

Uncommon can happen: Death during gall bladder surgery is rare but could happen , mostly due to anesthetic , cardiac & pulmonary complication , late deaths bile duct injuries, sepsis and undiagnosed internal bleeding. American college of surgeons calculated figure as 0 to 0.1 per 1000 procedures.

Very rare: Complications from cholecystectomy include wound infection, bleeding/hematoma, bile duct injury with bile leak and intra-abdominal abscess. Late complications include retained gallbladder stones, bile duct stricture and incisional hernia. Death is very rare, and is mostly related to overall physical condition of the patient (e.g. Other medical problems and whether surgery was an emergency).