Specialist-led urgent cholecystectomy for acute gallstone disease.
Cholecystectomy
Emergency Surgery
Gallstone Disease
Laparoscopy
Patient Outcomes
Journal
Surgical endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
Titre abrégé: Surg Endosc
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8806653
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2023
02 2023
Historique:
received:
23
05
2022
accepted:
25
08
2022
pubmed:
14
9
2022
medline:
25
2
2023
entrez:
13
9
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Despite overwhelming evidence of the clinical and financial benefit of urgent cholecystectomy, there is variable enthusiasm and uptake across the UK. In 2014, following the First National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Organisational Report, we implemented a specialist-led urgent surgery service, whereby all patients with gallstone-related pathologies were admitted under the direct care of specialist upper gastrointestinal surgeons. We have analysed 5 years of data to investigate the results of this service model. Computerised operating theatre records were interrogated to identify all patients within a 5-year period undergoing cholecystectomy. Patient demographics, admission details, length of stay, duration of surgery, and complications were analysed. Between 01/01/2016 and 31/12/2020, a total of 4870 cholecystectomies were performed; 1793 (36.8%) were urgent cases and 3077 (63.2%) were elective cases. All cases were started laparoscopically; 25 (0.5%) were converted to open surgery-14 of 1793 (0.78%) urgent cases and 11 of 3077 (0.36%) elective cases. Urgent cholecystectomy took 20 min longer than elective surgery (median 74 versus 52 min). No relevant difference in conversion rate was observed when urgent cholecystectomy was performed within 2 days, between 2 and 4 days, or greater than 4 days from admission (P = 0.197). Median total hospital stay was 4 days. Urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and feasible in most patients with acute gall bladder disease. Surgery under the direct care of upper gastrointestinal specialist surgeons is associated with a low conversion rate, low complication rate, and short hospital stay. Timing of surgery has no effect on conversion rate or complication rate.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Despite overwhelming evidence of the clinical and financial benefit of urgent cholecystectomy, there is variable enthusiasm and uptake across the UK. In 2014, following the First National Emergency Laparotomy Audit Organisational Report, we implemented a specialist-led urgent surgery service, whereby all patients with gallstone-related pathologies were admitted under the direct care of specialist upper gastrointestinal surgeons. We have analysed 5 years of data to investigate the results of this service model.
METHODS
Computerised operating theatre records were interrogated to identify all patients within a 5-year period undergoing cholecystectomy. Patient demographics, admission details, length of stay, duration of surgery, and complications were analysed.
RESULTS
Between 01/01/2016 and 31/12/2020, a total of 4870 cholecystectomies were performed; 1793 (36.8%) were urgent cases and 3077 (63.2%) were elective cases. All cases were started laparoscopically; 25 (0.5%) were converted to open surgery-14 of 1793 (0.78%) urgent cases and 11 of 3077 (0.36%) elective cases. Urgent cholecystectomy took 20 min longer than elective surgery (median 74 versus 52 min). No relevant difference in conversion rate was observed when urgent cholecystectomy was performed within 2 days, between 2 and 4 days, or greater than 4 days from admission (P = 0.197). Median total hospital stay was 4 days.
CONCLUSION
Urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and feasible in most patients with acute gall bladder disease. Surgery under the direct care of upper gastrointestinal specialist surgeons is associated with a low conversion rate, low complication rate, and short hospital stay. Timing of surgery has no effect on conversion rate or complication rate.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36100780
doi: 10.1007/s00464-022-09591-2
pii: 10.1007/s00464-022-09591-2
pmc: PMC9469817
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1038-1043Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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