Feasibility of 'day case' laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy was offered as a day case to 15 patients (mean age 42; range 33-72 years). Three patients required overnight admission for non-operative reasons. The mean in-hospital stay for those patients successfully treated as day cases was 8.5 h and overall 12 h (range 6-28 h). In selected cases day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a feasible alternative to conventional inpatient management.
Department of Surgery, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000379:methods*; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged