ArticleSurgery research and practice2017
A Single Centre Experience of Day Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Outcomes by Body Mass Index Group.
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- Critical values for body mass index related to morbidity in high-volume low-complexity general surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England · 2025Pooled it
- Readmission to hospital following laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis.Anaesthesiology intensive therapy · 2020Pooled it
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- Single-Port Laparoscopic and Robotic Cholecystectomy in Obesity (>25 kg/mJSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic SurgeonsArticle
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Abstract
aimThe purpose of this study was to evaluate whether patients with a high BMI can undergo safe day case LC for cholecystitis compared to groups of patients with a lower BMI.
settingNHS District General Hospital, UK.
methodsA retrospective review of 2391 patients who underwent an attempted day case LC between 1 January 2009 and 15 August 2015 was performed. Patients were divided into five groups depending on their BMI. Inclusion criteria were patients undergoing elective day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy with cholecystitis on histology. The endpoints were complication requiring readmission and postoperative length of stay (LOS).
resultsThere were 2391 LCs performed in the time period of which 1646 were eligible for inclusion. These LCs were classified as 273 (16.9%), 608 (37.8%), 428 (26.6%), 208 (12.9%), and 91 (5.66%) patients in the groups with BMI values of 18.5-24.9, 25-29.9, 30-34.9, 35-39.9, and >40, respectively. Average BMI was 30.0 (±5.53, 19-51) with an average postoperative LOS of 0.86, and there was no difference between the BMI groups. Overall complication rate was 4.3%; there was no significance between BMI groups.
conclusionsIncreased BMI was not associated with worse outcomes after day case LC.
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