Long-term patient-reported outcomes following laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Long-Term Outcomes Following Laparoscopic and Abdominal Supracervical Hysterectomies

Long-term outcomes, in terms of cervical stump symptoms and overall patient satisfaction, were studied in women both after abdominal (SAH) and laparosocopic (LSH) supracervical hysterectomies. Altogether, 134 women had SAH and 315 women LSH during 2004 and 2005 at our department. The response rate of this retrospective study was 79%. Persistent vaginal bleeding after the surgery was reported by...

Long-Term Patient-Reported Outcomes of Paraesophageal Hernia Repair

Background and Objectives There is a lack of consensus on the optimal repair technique and the definition of good outcomes in paraesophageal hernia (PEH) repair. We reviewed long-term patient-reported outcomes of open and laparoscopic PEH repair to assist with our future surgical consent process. Methods This was a retrospective case-control study including all patients with PEH repair perfor...

Ambulatory Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Outcomes

BACKGROUND Outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy is an established practice in the United States, but it is not well established in the United Kingdom, and evidence of experience is scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy on postoperative morbidity and possible cost savings. We tried to elucidate possible predictors of unplanned admi...

Comparison of short term outcomes of open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

OBJECTIVE To compare the three month outcome of open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy. DESIGN Prospective assessment of outcome for a series of patients encompassing the introduction of the laparoscopic technique. SETTING One teaching hospital. PATIENTS 269 patients admitted for open cholecystectomy between January 1989 and March 1992 and 122 admitted for laparoscopic cholecystectomy betw...

Improving long-term patient outcomes following intensive care.