title: Are we performing enough emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomies? An experience from a district general hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH164SA, UK. i.shaikh@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Shaikh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sanjay
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Joga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalamarthi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Daniel
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006767:Hospitals, District / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006769:Hospitals, General / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000639:trends; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000639:trends; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult