Outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A prospective study with 100 consecutive patients.
One hundred patients with cholelithiasis were included in a prospective consecutive follow-up study to evaluate laparoscopic cholecystectomy in a day surgical setting. The median operating time was 70 min. In 96% of the patients, it was possible to perform peroperative cholangiography. The median time off work was 7 days and the median time to full recovery was 14 days. Five patients were admitted due to weakness/nausea. Six patients were admitted due to conversion to open surgery or choledocholithiasis. Eighty-nine patients were treated in ambulatory surgery. We conclude that laparoscopic outpatient cholecystectomy can be performed safely with a low unplanned admission rate.
Bringman
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Department of Surgery, Karolinska Institutet at Huddinge University Hospital, Minimally Invasive Surgery Stockholm (MISS), K53, SE-141 86, Stockholm, Sweden
Anderberg
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Heikkinen
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Nyberg
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B
Peterson
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Hansen
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Ramel
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