Feasibility and cost effectiveness of ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT: Ambulatory surgery is an efficient, safe and widely performed procedure; this study would shows the advantages of the ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure from the point of view of patients and the Hospital/National Health System. Materials and Methods: Single-center retrospective cohort study including 288 patients who underwent laparoscopic-cholecystectomy at **** from January 2016 to July 2018. Ambulatory LC were compared to well-matched inpatient procedures performed in the same study period. The primary endpoints was the 30-day readmission rate. Secondary endpoints were the discharge rate in the ambulatory group, the post-operative complications rate and cost effectiveness. Results: 120/288 (41.7%) patients underwent ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

SUBMITTER: Manzia TM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7240280 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature