[Gallbladder extirpation in The Netherlands; frequency, surgical mortality and postoperative complications (1987-1989)].
In view of the fast-growing popularity of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a retrospective analysis was made of 'traditional' cholecystectomy in the Netherlands in the period 1987-1989 (data provided by the Health Care Information Centre Foundation), as compared with the period 1979-1981 (data provided by the Medical Registration Foundation). As regards frequency, the number of cholecystectomies had decreased by 25.5% compared with the period 1979-1981. The number of cholecystectomies with exploration of the choledochus had decreased by 43.8%. The surgical mortality in the period 1987-1989 amounted to 1.4%. Postoperative complications, including wound infections, were relatively infrequent, occurring in 4.3% and 1.5%, respectively, of the patients. Acute cholecystitis, age greater than 70 years and choledochus exploration proved to be risk factors with substantially higher surgical mortality and postoperative morbidity.
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Sint Clara Ziekenhuis, afd. Heelkunde, Rotterdam.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002763:Cholecystectomy / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
Galblaasextirpaties in Nederland; frequentie, operatieve sterfte en postoperatieve complicaties (1987-1989).