title: [Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in short-stay hospital].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To develop the protocol of surgical management of cholelithiasis in short-stay hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgical treatment of 161 patients with cholelithiasis was analyzed. All of them underwent elective cholecystectomy. Short-stay hospital group included 41 patients. 120 patients were operated in surgical department (group 2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Incidence of intraoperative complications was 2.4% and 3.4% in both groups respectively (p>0.05). Postoperative complications were more frequent in group 2 (8.3% vs. 2.4%, p<0.05). Mean hospital-stay was 1 and 4.4 days in both groups respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Treatment of chronic calculous cholecystitis is advisable in short-stay hospital. Indications for this approach and its safety in certain patients were determined. The protocol of surgical management of chronic cholecystitis in short-stay hospital was develped.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Surgery with the Course of Pediatric Surgery, Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chinikov
authors.affiliation: "International Medical Centre-2', Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Alvendova
authors.affiliation: Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
authors.forename: R Kh
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Azimov
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Surgery with the Course of Pediatric Surgery, Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow.
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Panteleyeva
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Surgery with the Course of Pediatric Surgery, Russian Peoples' Friendship University, Moscow.
authors.forename: F S
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Kurbanov
mesh_terms: D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D013531:Surgicenters