Surgery A survey of patients' perceptions and experiences of intervention for gallstone disease during pregnancy

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gallstones intervention during pregnancy might be a stressful event for both mother and fetus and stress might affect outcome. The aim of this study was to identify factors that might improve the care of pregnant patients in need of intervention for gallstone disease.

Methods

By crossmatching the Swedish Registry of Gallstone Surgery and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (GallRiks) and the Swedish Medical Birth Registry, we identified patients with gallstone intervention during pregnancy. A questionnaire covering patient experience before, during and after surgery and the Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) were distributed.

Results

In total, 275 patients subjected to cholecystectomy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC9634268 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature