OBJECTIVE To compare patient-satisfaction, scar-pain and cosmesis between laparoscopic and open-cholecystectomy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, from August 2012 to May 2014. METHODOLOGY A total of 400 patients, who had undergone open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy in all units of the Surgical Department, were included....

To study the safety of cholecystectomy during the index admission following acute gall stone pancreatitis. Six patients of cholecysto-pancreatitis underwent Lap cholecystectomy during 1 year period w.e.f. oct 2015 to sept. 2016. Initial two cases underwent interval cholecystectomy (IC), while subsequent 4 cases early cholecystectomy (EC). There was no conversion or bile duct injury. Early chole...

In this study we present prospective clinical trial included 100 patients. One half of the patients underwent open cholecystectomy, whereas laparoscopic cholecystectomy was performed in the other half Spirometric parameters, arterial blood gases, acid-base balance, were determined preoperatively, and then at 6 h, 24 h, 72 h and 144 h postoperatively. The impact of physical therapy on the respir...

Background As part of the EuroDRG project, researchers from eleven countries (i.e. Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, and Spain) compared how their Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRG) systems deal with cholecystectomy patients. The study aims to assist surgeons and national authorities to optimize their DRG systems.   Methods National or region...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis and establish the outcomes of this treatment modality at North Oakland Medical Centers. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis over a three-year period (January 1, 1994 to December 31, 1996), performed at a University-affiliated urban teaching hospital, North Oakland Medical Centers, Pontiac, Michigan. Fi...

SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Standard management of gallstone-associated acute pancreatitis calls for cholecystectomy to be performed during the same hospitalization after acute symptoms have subsided. However, infectious complications are common when cholecystectomy is performed sooner than 3 weeks after severe acute pancreatitis. Fluid collections, common in patients with moderate to severe acute ...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological data on characteristics of patients undergoing open or laparoscopic cholecystectomy are limited. In this register study we examined characteristics and mortality of patients who underwent cholecystectomy during hospital stay in Sweden 2000 - 2003. METHODS Hospital discharge and death certificate data were linked for all patients undergoing cholecystectomy in Sweden ...

Introduction. The aim of this study was to characterize national trends in adoption of laparoscopic cholecystectomy and determine differences in outcome based on type of surgery and patient age. Methods. Retrospective cross-sectional study of patients undergoing cholecystectomy. Trends in open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy by age group and year were analyzed. Differences in outcomes inclu...

background as part of the eurodrg project, researchers from eleven countries (i.e. austria, england, estonia, finland, france, germany, ireland, netherlands, poland, sweden, and spain) compared how their diagnosis-related groups (drg) systems deal with cholecystectomy patients. the study aims to assist surgeons and national authorities to optimize their drg systems.   methods national or region...