conclusions no correlation existed between cefazolin prophylaxis and postoperative infections in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. there may be an increased risk of infection in patients with previous cholecystitis or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. in addition, there was an increased risk of postoperative infection in patients with gallbladder rupture and suction ...

conclusions intraperitoneal instillation of ropivacaine is more effective than placebo instillation at early postoperative hours in reducing postoperative abdominal pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. results abdominal pain is worse during the first 24 hours after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. after 6 and 12 hours abdominal pain was significantly less in group a compared to group b (p < 0....

CONTEXT Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has become the most widely used treatment for gallbladder disease. In HMO, Medicare, and fee-for-service settings, cholecystectomy rates increased 28% to 59% after introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy on cholecystectomy rates and the operative mortality rate in...

BACKGROUND The Gold standard treatment for symptomatic gallstone disease is laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) since 1990. LC can be performed safely as a day case procedure. The objective of this study was to evaluate the results of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in symptomatic gall stones disease in terms of length of hospital stay, complications, morbidity and mortality. METHODS This retrospe...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE This study compares hospital costs and clinical outcomes for conventional laparoscopic, single-port, and mini-laparoscopic cholecystectomy from US hospitals. METHODS Eligible patients were aged ≥18 years and undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy with records in the Premier Hospital Database from 2009 through the second quarter of 2010. Patients were categorized into...

results the complete response was observed in 62.2, 68.2 and 89.6 percent of o, d, and od groups, respectively. the frequency of complete response was significantly lower in od-group (p = 0.011 vs. the d and p = 0.005 vs. the o group). the need for the antiemetic drug in groups o, d, and od was 28.3, 22.8, and 6.2, respectively. the incidence of vomiting and failure in prophylaxis was observed ...

background postoperative pain is considered as a reason of patient’s delay in discharge and disability aggravation. therefore, multimodal approaches have been suggested in order to mitigate pain and decrease postoperative side effects. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate analgesic effect of a single dose injection of dexamethasone on reducing postoperative pain in laparoscopic chol...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of bupivacaine irrigated at the surgical bed on postoperative pain relief in laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients. METHODS This study included 60 patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy who were prospectively randomized into 2 groups. The placebo group (n=30) received 20cc saline without bupivacaine, installed into t...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopy has been a standard procedure in most medical centres providing surgical services for many years. Both the range and number of laparoscopic procedures performed are constantly increasing. Over the last decade, laparoscopic procedures have been successfully applied both in emergency and oncological surgery. However, treatment costs have become a more important factor in ...