An Audit of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy; at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Islamabad

Background: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is a commonly performed surgery and gold standard for the treatment of cholelithiasis as it has fewer side effects. This study was conducted to determine indications complications this at tertiary care hospital in Islamabad.
 Methodology: retrospective department Surgery, Maroof International Hospital from March 2017 2019. A total 250 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included through consecutive sampling technique. The data regarding age, gender, mode presentation, types per operative findings, duration stay collected patients’ medical record. Statistical Package Social Sciences SPSS version 23 used analyze data.
 Results: Mean age participants 46.24 ± 14.13 years. Female male ratio 2.73:1. Almost 38.4% had chronic cholecystitis, 35.2% symptomatic gallstone disease, 24.8% acute cholecystitis 1.6% gallbladder polyps. No major vascular or common bile duct injury noted. 27.2% perforation. Stone spillage occurred 8.8% with retrieval all them. 75.2% discharged on day 1. Per operatively, 98.4% cholelithiasis, 59.6% adhesions, 9.6% mucocele, empyema 0.8% collections.
 Conclusion: safe procedure disease presentations low complication rate.
 Key words: Cholelithiasis, Gallstones, Cholecystectomy, Per-operative