The impact of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on the treatment of symptomatic cholelithiasis |
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Authors: | H S Ho K A Mathiesen B M Wolfe |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Surgery, Davis Medical Center, University of California, 4301 X Street, 95817-2214 Sacramento, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | Background: There has been a debate about the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), as well as a concern regarding its possible overutilization and changes in the indication for surgery.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of all cholecystectomies performed at UCDMC from 1988 to 1994 was done. The annual rate of cholecystectomy increased by 50% in 1990 when LC was introduced but has since stabilized at a rate 11% higher than the rate before LC. The disease status and severity did not change.
Results: The incidence of nonelective surgery remained stable at 31.2% to 37.5%. Elective cholecystectomy had lower mortality (0.16% vs 1.8%, P=0.029), morbidity (2.6% vs 11.2%, P=0.0001), and conversion rate (2.6% vs 16%, P=0.0001) and a shorter length of stay (2.1 days vs 5.4 days), compared with nonelective procedure.
Conclusions: The indication for surgery in cholelithiasis has not changed since the introduction of LC. In patients with symptomatic gallstones, early elective surgery is recommended and may be more cost-effective.Presented at the annual meeting of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Orlando, FL, March 12–14, 1995 |
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Keywords: | Cholelithiasis Indication for surgery Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Elective vs nonelective surgery |
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