scholarly journals OUTCOME OF LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH &WITHOUT DRAIN

1969 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 613-616
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD ASLAM RAl ◽  
M FAWAD ASLAM ◽  
SARA ASLAM

BACKGROUND: Cholecystitis is common health problem and laparoscopic approach to gallstonedisease is procedure of choice. Intra abdominal drain is used to pervert post operative sub hepaticcollection. However drain insertion may increase pain discomfort and delay in discharge.OBJECTIVE: To assess the benefits and harms of drain use in laparoscopic cholecystectomyMATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective, single centre, Study conducted on 200 patients in needof laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Rai Medical Complex Sargodha (affiliated with Rai MedicalCollege) from April, 2009 to July 2011. All patients, after preoperative assessment, were operated undergeneral anesthesia. Prophylactic antibiotic, inj. cefuroxime 1.5 gm prior to anesthesia and two furtherdoses at 8 hour interval postoperatively were given in chronic cholecystitis and therapeutic doses, forseven days in acute cholecystitis. Patients having choledocholithiasis and open conversion wereexcluded from the study four port techniques were used for laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Patients weredivided randomly in to two groups, 100 patients in each Group A, without drain and group B with drain.Data was recorded on standardized performa.RESULTS: Out of 200 patients, 18 were male and 182 were female .Age range was 20 years to 90years. 02 patients from group B, having acute cholecystitis, had epigastric port infection on 15thpostoperative day. Drainage was done with uneventful healing. One patient from group A had s/hepaticabscess 03 weeks after surgery. Ultrasonographic guided aspiration was done in OPD with goodrecovery .No mortality, no open conversion and no CBD injury. Thirty patients from group A weredischarged within 24 hours , 3 patients having drain were discharged after 72 hours and all others fromboth groups within 48 hours.04 patients from group B had severe shoulder tip pain and relieved afterremoval of drain.Postoperative pain was significantly higher in patients who had drain placed, median VAS was 5(ranging 1-10) versus 3 in non drained group .Especially removal of drain was a painful procedure.CONCLUSION: Routine use of intra abdominal drain in laparoscopic cholecystectomy is of no benefitbut causes more discomfort to patient except in empyaema gallbladder.KEY WORDS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, intra abdominal drain.

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-94
Author(s):  
Muhammad Nasir ◽  

Background: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is now accepted as being safe for acute cholecystitis. However, it has not become routine, because the exact timing and approach to the surgical management remains ill define. Careful selection of patients, the knowledge of typical procedure-related complications, and their best treatment are the key points for a safe Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Objective: To compare the early and delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the acute phase in terms of frequency of conversion to open cholecystectomy. Study Design: Randomized clinical trial. Settings: Department of Surgery, Divisional Headquarter Hospital, Faisalabad. Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad Pakistan. Duration: Study was carried out over a period of six months from June 2018 to May 2019. Methodology: A total of 152 cases (76 cases in each group) were included in this study. All patients were randomly allocated to either group i.e., group -A early Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and group-B delayed Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Results: Mean age was 39.09 + 8.8 and 37.05+ 8.5 years in group- A and B, respectively. In group-A, male patients were 48 (63.2%) and female patients were 28 (36.8%). Similarly, in group-B, male patients were 41 (53.9%) and female patients were 35 (46.1%). Conversion to open cholecystectomy was required in 6 patients (7.9%) of group-A and 16 patients (21.0%) of group – B. Significant difference between two groups was observed (P= 0.021). Conclusion: Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis is safe and feasible in terms of less frequency of conversion to open cholecystectomy.


Author(s):  
Rohit K Phadnis ◽  
Faiz Hussain ◽  
Praneeth Tenneti

Introduction: Traditionally antibiotics have been advised pre and post operatively in surgery for gall bladder. The knowledge about usage of a single dose prophylactic preoperative antibiotic in comparison to conventional usage of perioperative antibiotics in laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is limited. Hence, this study focuses on comparing the efficacy of a single dose prophylactic antibiotic versus the usage of pre and postoperative antibiotics in laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Method: This is a prospective study conducted in the General Surgery department of Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research. Over 192 consecutive patients subjected for laparoscopic Cholecystectomy were included in study. They were divided in two groups (A&B) after applying exclusion. 74 patients in group A were given single dose of preoperative prophylactic antibiotic. No further post-operative antibiotics were given. 78 patients in group B were given both pre and postoperative antibiotics. Infective complications and cost constraints were compared between both the groups. Statistical analysis was done using chi-square test wherever necessary. Results: there is no significant difference in the rate of incidence of wound infection in both the groups. Age and gender had no significant association for SSI. The overall cost of Group B was found to be significantly higher than Group A. Conclusion: Usage of single dose prophylactic preoperative antibiotics with no further post operative antibiotics would be sufficient to prevent surgical site infection in uncomplicated laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. Keywords: Prevention, Antibiotic Resistance, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aly Saber ◽  
Emad N. Hokkam

Introduction. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is usually associated with reduced hospital stay, sick leave, and health care expenditures. Early diagnosis and treatment of acute cholecystitis reduce both mortality and morbidity and the accurate diagnosis requires specific diagnostic criteria of clinical data and imaging studies.Objectives. To compare early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy regarding the operative outcome and patient satisfaction.Patients and Methods. Patients with acute cholecystitis were divided into two groups, early (A) and delayed (B) cholecystectomy. Diagnosis of acute cholecystitis was confirmed by clinical examination, laboratory data, and ultrasound study. The primary end point was operative and postoperative outcome and the secondary was patient’s satisfaction.Results. The number of readmissions in delayed treatment group B was three times in 10% of patients, twice in 23.3%, and once in 66.7% while the number of readmissions was once only in patients in group A and the mean total hospital stays were higher in group B than in group A. The overall patient’s satisfaction was92.66±6.8in group A compared with75.34±12.85in group B.Conclusion. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy resulted in significant reduction in length of hospital stay and accepted rate of operative complications and conversion rates when compared with delayed techniques.


2021 ◽  
pp. 3-5
Author(s):  
Hitesh Soni ◽  
J M Mehta ◽  
Saurabh Kalia ◽  
Aditya Shriya

Background And Objectives: Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy has a low risk for infectious complications, but many surgeons still use prophylactic antibiotics. The aim of this study was to investigate the necessity and rationale for giving prophylactic antibiotics in early infective complications in low-risk laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Study Design: Low-risk patients were randomly placed into 2 groups: 70 patients (group A ) did not receive any prophylactic antibiotic and 70 patients (group B) received 1 g Ceftriaxone intravenously at the time of induction of anaesthesia. In both groups, incidence of infective complications were recorded and compared. Results: In group A, there were 3 cases of post operative fever and 1 case of wound infection, while there were no cases of pulmonary infections and urinary tract infection. In group B, there were 2 cases of post operative fever and 1 case of wound infection, while there were no case of pulmonary infections and urinary tract infection. No signicant difference existed in the incidence of complications between the groups. Prolonged duration of surgery and Bile or Stone spillage were statistically signicant risk factors in determining post operative infective complications. Conclusions: Use of prophylactic antibiotic does not affect the already low incidence of postoperative infective complications and surgical site infections. Hence, prophylactic antibiotic is not necessary in low-risk elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy


2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 16-18
Author(s):  
Anup Sharma ◽  
Arun Shah

Background: Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has a low risk for Surgical Site Infection (SSI). In spite many surgeons still use prophylactic antibiotics. The aim of this study was to find out the need of prophylactic antibiotics in elective LC. Method: This study was carried out from 2017 June to 2018 August in the Department of Surgery Nepalgunj Medical College and Teaching Hospital Kohalpur (NGMC). Patients were placed into two groups. Group A received a single dose of prophylactic antibiotic and group B patients did not receive any prophylactic antibiotic. In both groups the SSI were recorded and compared. Results: Overall SSI was 5(3.33%) among 150. In group A 2 (2.66%) patients had SSI and in group B 3 (4%) had SSI. Using or not using prophylactic antibiotics did not correlate with SSI (p= .154). Conclusions: Prophylactic antibiotic is not recommended in elective LC. Prophylactic antibiotic does not reduce the rate of SSI.


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Zhang

Objective: To investigate timing and clinical efficacy of laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis at different stages. Methods: Clinical data of 100 acute cholecystitis patients admitted to our hospital from March 2018 to March 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Clinical data of 48 patients who had surgery within 72 hours of symptom onset were classified as group A, and clinical data of 52 patients who had surgery at ? 72 hours of symptom onset were classified as group B. Clinical indicators, rate of conversion to open surgery, and complication were compared between the two groups. Results: Length of hospital stay, operation time, exhaust time and intraoperative blood loss in group A were lower than those in group B, and the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). Comparison of rate of conversion to open surgery between group A (2.08%, 1/48) and group B (7.69%, 4/52) showed no statistically significant difference (P>0.05). Incidence of postoperative complication was 8.33% (4/48) in group A and 11.54% (6/52) in group B, the difference was not statistically significance (P>0.05). Conclusions: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 72 hours of symptom onset has better efficacy than after 72 hours for patients with acute cholecystitis. It could effectively reduce surgical trauma and promote recovery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 3418-3423
Author(s):  
Sweety Agrawal ◽  
Shubdha Bhagat ◽  
Pratibha Deshmukh ◽  
Amol Singham

The present study was done to evaluate the ability of oral pregabalin to attenuate the pressor response to airway instrumentation in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. Sixty-four adult patients aged between 25-55 year of either gender belonging to ASA-1 or ASA2 physical status weighing 50-70 kg were enrolled in this study. Thirty-two patients each were randomized to group A, or group B. Patients in group A received tablet Pregabalin (150mg) and those in group B received placebo orally one hour before induction of anaesthesia. Heart rate, blood pressure, and sedation were assessed preoperatively before giving the tablets and after 30 minutes, and just before induction of anaesthesia. Intraoperative, pulse rate, mean arterial pressure, ECG in the lead II, SPO2 and ETCO2 were monitored. All the above parameters were noted during laryngoscopy and intubation, 3 minutes after CO2 insufflation, and then at every 10-minute interval till the end of surgery. These parameters were also recorded after extubating the patient. The Ramsay sedation scale was used to assess the sedation at the baseline, one hour after drug intake , one hour after extubation and 4 hour after surgery. Any adverse effects in the postoperative period were recorded. The result of our study shows that pre-emptive administration of oral pregabalin 150 mg significantly reduced the pressor response at the time of laryngoscopy and intubation, after CO2 insufflation and just after extubation. We conclude that oral pregabalin premedication is effective in successful attenuation of hemodynamic pressor response to laryngoscopy, intubation and pneumoperitoneum in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy


Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 383
Author(s):  
Kojiro Omiya ◽  
Kazuhiro Hiramatsu ◽  
Yoshihisa Shibata ◽  
Masahide Fukaya ◽  
Masahiro Fujii ◽  
...  

Previous studies have shown that signal intensity variations in the gallbladder wall on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are associated with necrosis and fibrosis in the gallbladder of acute cholecystitis (AC). However, the association between MRI findings and operative outcomes remains unclear. We retrospectively identified 321 patients who underwent preoperative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) and early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for AC. Based on the gallbladder wall signal intensity on MRI, these patients were divided into high signal intensity (HSI), intermediate signal intensity (ISI), and low signal intensity (LSI) groups. Comparisons of bailout procedure rates (open conversion and laparoscopic subtotal cholecystectomy) and operating times were performed. The recorded bailout procedure rates were 6.8% (7/103 cases), 26.7% (31/116 cases), and 40.2% (41/102 cases), and the median operating times were 95, 110, and 138 minutes in the HSI, ISI, and LSI groups, respectively (both p < 0.001). During the multivariate analysis, the LSI of the gallbladder wall was an independent predictor of both the bailout procedure (odds ratio [OR] 5.30; 95% CI 2.11–13.30; p < 0.001) and prolonged surgery (≥144 min) (OR 6.10, 95% CI 2.74–13.60, p < 0.001). Preoperative MRCP/MRI assessment could be a novel method for predicting surgical difficulty during LC for AC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (03) ◽  
pp. 277-281
Author(s):  
Bushra Shaikh ◽  
Imamuddin Baloch ◽  
Azhar Ali Shah ◽  
Abdul Sami Mirani ◽  
Parkash Lal Lund ◽  
...  

Objective: To compare the frequency of port site wound infection following gall bladder removal through umbilical and epigastric port in laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Study Design: Randomized Control Trial. Setting: Surgical Unit 2, Ghulam Muhammad Mahar Medical College, hospital Sukkur. Period: 1st November 2019 to 30th October 2020. Material & Methods: All cases who underwent four port laparoscopic cholecystectomy were enrolled in two groups. All procedures were performed under general anesthesia. As the last event of surgery gall bladder was retrieved in a glove bag through umbilical port in group A and through epigastric port in group B, both under direct camera vision. Wound infection was considered if there was 3 to 5 grade of wound according to Southampton wound grading system (Figure-1) on 5th postoperative day. All demographics and outcome variables were recorded. Results: Age ranged from 20 to 60 years with mean age of 38.875±8.11 years, BMI 29.973±5.12 Kg/m2, duration of surgery 50.656±8.41 mins and Southampton score was 1.044±1.07 in Group A and mean age of 38.560±6.23 years, BMI 27.437±5.04 Kg/m2, duration of surgery 48.920±8.67 mins and Southampton score was 0.856±0.92 in Group B. In group A, 18 (5.7%)patients developed port site wound infection in contrast to 5 (1.6%) patients in group B (P= 0.006). Conclusion: We conclude that epigastric port retrieval of gall bladder following laparoscopic cholecystectomy results in less port site infection.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapash Kumar Maitra ◽  
Mahmud Ekram Ullah ◽  
Faruquzzaman ◽  
Samiran Kumar Mondol

Background: The technique of laparoscopic surgery has rapidly become popular because of its several advantages over conventional open surgery. The reduction of postoperative pain provided positive human impact, and the reduction of length of hospital stay as well as the earlier return to work generated a positive socioeconomic impact. However, in spite of being a minimally invasive technique, this procedure has different peroperative and postoperative complications which cannot be disregarded.Objective: To evaluate the complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in symptomatic and asymptomatic cholelithiasis and other benign gall bladder diseases.Methodology: 172 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included in this prospective study on the basis of non-randomized convenient sampling from a period of September 30, 2014 to September 30, 2016 in BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Data of the patients regarding outcomes and complications were analyzed.Result: Results of this study suggests that 35.5% cases were male and 64.5% patients were female. In male group, most of the patients (18.0%) were in 41-50 years of age group followed by 9.9% in 51-60 years age group, whereas among the female patients these were 33.1% and 15.7% respectively. Mean±SD of age were46±1.7 and 42±1.3 years in case of male and female patients respectively.In 119 (69.2%) out of total 172 cases, laparoscopic cholecystectomy was done for chronic cholecystitis and in 18.6% (32 out of total 172) cases, it was performed for acute cholecystitis. Intra-operative bile leak(11.0%) was found to be the most frequent complications during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The incidence rates of perforation of gall bladder, stone spillage were 9.3% and 5.2% respectively. Trocar site, vascular, and hepatic bed hemorrhages were 7.0%, 4.7% and 4.0% respectively. Open conversion was done in 17 cases (9.9%). Port site infection and post cholecystectomy syndrome developed in 5.2% and 4.7% cases respectively. The overall mortality was approximately 1.1%. Serious complications likebowel injury and bile duct injury were recorded in 0.6% and 1.2% cases respectively.The results of this study suggest that gender, age, co-morbidities, previous abdominal surgery, acute cholecystitis, obesity, thickened gall bladder wall on ultrasound, history of preoperative ERCPare probablyimportant and clinically significant relevant factors for open conversion of laparoscopic cholecystectomy.Conclusion: In our study, complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy were similar to those of different centres in western countries. We found laparoscopic cholecystectomy as a safe and effective procedure in almost all patients with cholelithiasis. Proper preoperative work up, awareness of possible complications and adequate training on laparoscopic technique make this operation a safe procedure with favorable result and lesser complications.Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2017; 5(1): 11-16


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