ArticleWorld journal of surgery2016
Cholecystectomy During the Weekend Increases Patients' Length of Hospital Stay.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Readmission to hospital following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2020Pooled it
- Weekend Hospital Admission and Outcomes Following Emergency Cholecystectomy: A National Analysis of 194,787 Admissions, 2018-2022.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparison of perioperative outcomes between colorectal operations performed on weekends vs those performed on weekdays.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2024Article
- Retrospective multi-center study of robotic-assisted cholecystectomy: after-hours surgery and business-hours surgery outcomes.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Observational
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- Why are we performing fewer cholecystectomies for mild acute biliary pancreatitis? Trends and predictors of cholecystectomy from the National Readmissions Database (2010-2014).Gastroenterology report · 2019Article
- Weekend vs. weekday appendectomy for complicated appendicitis, effects on outcomes and operative approach.Pediatric surgery international · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundA higher risk of complications and mortality has previously been proven in selected settings. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether length of stay differentiates throughout the week and register if intra- and postoperative complications vary on weekends compared to weekdays.
methodsThe population originated from the Danish Cholecystectomy Database. It consists of adult patients, who had a cholecystectomy performed by standard four-port laparoscopic or open surgery. Adjusted analyses were used to study if day of the week had an influence on conversion, readmission within 30 days, post-operative supplemental procedures within 30 days, and variance in postoperative length of stay across the week.
resultsA total of 28,759 patients were included in the study. We found no difference in conversion rate, readmission within 30 days, or post-operative procedures within 30 days between week time and weekend time. A longer postoperative length of stay was observed for patients operated on Fridays and Saturdays even though surgical complication rates were alike between weekdays. Patients with acute cholecystitis had a longer length of stay on Saturdays.
conclusionWe found no evidence of a higher risk of conversions, post-operative procedures, or readmission during weekends compared with weekdays. Despite this, a prolonged length of stay was observed in patients operated with cholecystectomy on Fridays and Saturdays. The observed difference could be due to ward rounds on weekends mainly focus on the sickest patients leaving less time for discharge.
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