Digital Follow-Up After Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Feasibility Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although recommendations exist for patients to be offered a post-operative helpline or telephone follow-up appointment at discharge after cholecystectomy, implementation of these is resource-intensive. Whilst the benefits of telephone follow-up are well documented, the use of digital modalities is less so. We aimed to identify if digital follow-up (DFU) was equivalent to routine care with telephone follow-up (TFU), for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods

All patients listed for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy between August 2016 and March 2018 were offered routine post-operative care (TFU or no follow-up) or DFU at a tertiary referral centre in Nottingham.

Results

Of 597 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy,

SUBMITTER: Daliya P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9371370 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature