Early Hospital Readmission After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Issue 3 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Simsek, Gurcan; Kartal, Adil; Sevinc, Baris; Tasci, Halil I.; Dogan, Serhat
• Is Part Of: Surgical laparoscopy endoscopy & percutaneous techniques. Volume 25:Issue 3(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Endoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Laparoscopic surgery -- Periodicals; Endoscopy -- Periodicals; Laparoscopy -- Periodicals; 617.550597
• DOI: 10.1097/SLE.0000000000000154
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1530-4515

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>Introduction:</title> <p>Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) now has become the golden standard in the treatment of symptomatic gallstone cholecystitis.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Aim:</title> <p>This retrospective analysis was conducted to clarify the reasons of early return to the hospital after discharge following a procedure like LC that has been frequently performed in daily surgical practice.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Materials and Methods:</title> <p>This study covers 586 patients, who were called to follow-ups and thus evaluated, of 676 patients who had had LCs at Meram Medical School's General Surgery Clinic between January 2010 and May 2011.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Findings:</title> <p>The rate of representation to the hospital during the early phase following LC was found to be 2.4% in our study. It was observed that 71% of returning patients had presented to the hospital with complaints of abdominal pain.</p> </sec> <sec> <title>Discussion:</title> <p>We believe that the rate of 2.4% early return to the hospital in our series is a bit high when all the complications are taken into consideration. This retrospective analysis, however, has shown that this rate can further be decreased by taking simple measures.</p> </sec> </abstract>