RESULTS OF LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL

Title

RESULTS OF LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL

Creator

Vanek V W; Rhodes R; Dallis D J

Publisher

Southern Medical Journal

Date

1995
1995-05

Description

In a retrospective study, the first 301 patients who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) in a university-affiliated community hospital were compared with a historical matched control group of patients who had open cholecystectomy. The patients who had LC had a shorter hospital stay, required less postoperative pain medication, resumed normal, activities and returned to work sooner, and had a lower minor and total complication rate. The mean operating time was 45 minutes longer for LC. Major complications, common bile duct injuries, and mortality were similar in both patient groups. The learning curve, use of laser and use of cholangiography were all analyzed. Our results with LC compared favorably with results reported in the medical literature.

Subject

cholangiography; common bile-duct; complications; electrocautery; experience; General & Internal Medicine; injury; intraoperative; laser; management; routine operative cholangiography; standard

Format

Journal Article

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Pages

555-566

Issue

5

Volume

88

Citation

Vanek V W; Rhodes R; Dallis D J, “RESULTS OF LAPAROSCOPIC VERSUS OPEN CHOLECYSTECTOMY IN A COMMUNITY-HOSPITAL,” NEOMED Bibliography Database, accessed March 29, 2024, https://neomed.omeka.net/items/show/7392.