title: Tubeless, drainless, short-stay cholecystectomy.
abstract: Of 340 patients undergoing elective cholecystectomy for gallstone disease, 41 (12%) required an abdominal drain and 22 (65%) required a nasogastric tube postoperatively to control vomiting. Eighty six percent patients were discharged on the third post-operative day; 53% were satisfied with the early discharge. In our opinion, routine use of nasogastric tube and abdominal drain is not necessary and patients can be safely discharged on the third postoperative day after an uncomplicated cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salunkhe
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kapoor
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sachdev
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Aranya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies