title: Randomised Controlled Trial of Day-Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy vs Routine Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.
abstract: Many randomised controlled trials conducted worldwide favours for day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy, but questions have been raised regarding its application in developing country like ours. Hence, considering it a high time to review current practices, we conducted this trial to report our experience with day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy and to access its feasibility and safety in our set-up. Data from 65 patients with symptomatic gallstone were randomised to perform laparoscopic cholecystectomy either as day-case procedure or as routine (conventional) procedure. Complication, quality of life, satisfaction, post-operative nausea and vomiting and pain were assessed. Ninety-seven per cent (31/32) of day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients were successfully discharged with mean duration of 8.9 ± 4.54 h, which was 3.33 ± 1.45 days (72.92 ± 34.8 h) in routine (conventional) laparoscopic cholecystectomy group. There was no significant difference in complication, quality of life, satisfaction, post-operative nausea and vomiting and pain between the two groups. Day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe, feasible and beneficial procedure in our set-up. Patient acceptance in terms of quality of life and satisfaction was similar to that of routine laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shadan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, M.L.N. Medical College, Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Allahabad, India.
authors.forename: Shabi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kusum
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, M.L.N. Medical College, Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital, Allahabad, India.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Chandola
keywords: Day case; Gallbladder; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Post operative nausea and vomiting