ArticleWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2017
Utility of routine blood tests after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones.
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- 2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2021Guideline
- Are We Overtesting? Rethinking Routine Blood Work After Low-Risk Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Value and relevance of routine postoperative blood sample analysis after general surgery-a single centre analysis of 1198 patients.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- A German's Perspective on the Way toward Ambulatory Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Postoperative Questionnaire.Visceral medicine · 2025Article
- Factors affecting early and late period outcomes in patients undergoing surgical repair due to biliary tract injury.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- [Which patient needs controls of laboratory values after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy?-Can a score help?]Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2021Article
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Abstract
aimTo evaluate the value of blood testing after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and its association with procedure related complications.
methodsCharts of all patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy from January 2013 through December 2014 were reviewed retrospectively for demographics, indication for surgery, operative course and outcome. In our institution the decision to perform postoperative blood analysis is left for the discretion of the surgeon, therefore we had the possibility to compare the results of those who had blood analyses results to those who did not. Analysis was performed to identify variables associated with the decision to perform postoperative blood tests. Subsequently a univariate and multivariate analyses was performed comparing the two cohorts. Secondary subgroup analysis was performed to identify factors associated with procedure related complications.
resultsFive hundred and thirty-two elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies for symptomatic gallstones were performed during the study period. Sixty-four percent of the patients (
conclusionThe current study indicate that routine postoperative blood tests after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic gallstones does not predict complications and may have an added benefit in diagnosis and management of cases were the surgeon encountered true technical difficulty during surgery.
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