caa a22 4500 475781481 CHVBK 20180406123645.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20000201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s004649900076 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s004649900076 Acute laparoscopic cholecystectomy [Elektronische Daten] A case controlled study [G. Poole, S. Yellapu] Background: Acute laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ALC) has been performed successfully at a number of institutions. Interval laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ILC) is preferred by many surgeons because of its convenience and a perceived increased risk with acute surgery. Methods: A case control study was undertaken. The case group was a consecutive series of patients who underwent ALC between October 1996 and October 1997. The control group underwent ILC between March 1996 and March 1997 after at least one previous acute admission for gallstone disease. Results: There were 81 patients in the case group and 100 in the control group. The groups were similar in terms of age, sex, and clinical diagnosis. Operative times (70 min vs 78 min, p= 0.60), major complications (4.9% vs 2%, p= 0.41), minor complications (4.9% vs 7%, p= 0.76), and conversion rates (7.4% vs 7%) were similar in both groups. There were no bile duct injuries in either group. The median total hospital stay was 5 days in the case group and 8 days in the control group (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Acute laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed safely at the first hospital admission, thus reducing hospital stay and minimizing inconvenience to patients. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2000 Key words: Acute cholecystectomy — Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — Cholecystitis — Gallstone disease — Gallbladder nationallicence Poole G. Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand aut Yellapu S. Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand aut Surgical Endoscopy Springer-Verlag 14/2(2000-02-01), 106-109 0930-2794 14:2<106 2000 14 464 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900076 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s004649900076 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Poole G. Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yellapu S. Department of Surgery, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand, New Zealand aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Surgical Endoscopy Springer-Verlag 14/2(2000-02-01), 106-109 0930-2794 14:2<106 2000 14 464 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer