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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2018

How much pain relief do patients expect after cholecystectomy?

Peter B Cotton, Alejandro L Suarez, Steven C Cunningham, Qi Pauls, Juliane Bingener, Katherine Morgan

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Peter B CottonDivision of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 114 Doughty St, Suite 249, MSC 702, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA. Petercotto@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-5077-2517
Alejandro L SuarezDivision of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Digestive Disease Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 114 Doughty St, Suite 249, MSC 702, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
Steven C CunninghamDepartment of Surgery, Saint Agnes Hospital Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Qi PaulsDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Juliane BingenerDepartment of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Katherine MorganDivision of Gastrointestinal & Laparoscopic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
Medical University of South Carolina · USMayo Clinic · USSaint Agnes Hospital · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCholecystectomy is a common operation, increasingly performed, in the USA, for "functional gall bladder disorder" (FGBD). Outcomes of these surgeries are uncertain. In planning a study of FGBD, we needed to define the best outcome measures.

methodsWe sought the opinions of patients (52 with FGBD and 100 with stones for comparison) coming to cholecystectomy. They were asked to respond in four ways about the minimum benefit they would count as "success."

resultsWe found that most patients do not expect cholecystectomy to relieve their pain-related disability completely, regardless of the presence or absence of stones.

conclusionsFuture studies of the success of surgery should use patient-centered outcome assessments, such as PGIC (patient's global impression of change), in addition to objective measures of the impact of treatment on key symptoms, such as pain.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesiaCholecystectomyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain ManagementPatient SatisfactionPostoperative PainBiliary dyskinesiaBiliary painCholecystectomyFunctional gall bladder disorderGall bladder dyskinesiaGall stonesOutcome measuresPatient preferences

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