Predictive Factors for Drain Placement After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Currently, surgical drainage during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is still placed in selected patients. Evidence of the non-beneficial effect of the surgical drain comes from studies with a heterogeneous population. This preliminary study aims to identify any clinical, demographic, or intraoperative predictive factors for a surgical drain placement during LC as the first step to identify population for a prospective randomized study.

Method

The study was conducted in a single referral center and academic hospital between 2014 and 2018. Patients who underwent unconverted LC were divided into two groups: Group A (drain) and Group B (no drain). We explored baseline, preoperative, intraoperative characteristics, and postoperative outcomes.

Results

Between 40

SUBMITTER: Calini G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8847274 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature