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ArticleCureus2021

Changes in Hematological Parameters and Liver Enzymes During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Adam Umair Ashraf Butt, Ahsan Sajjad, Abdur Rehman Malik, Ahmad Farooq, Qasim Ali, Zuhair Ali Rizvi, Muhammad Sarfraz Khan, Muhammad Anwar

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Adam Umair Ashraf ButtUrology, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Ahsan SajjadMedicine, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Abdur Rehman MalikNeurology, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Ahmad FarooqMedicine, Government Rural Dispensary, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Qasim AliGeneral Surgery, Holy Family Hospital, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Zuhair Ali RizviIntensive Care Unit, Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, PAK.
Muhammad Sarfraz KhanGeneral Surgery, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.
Muhammad AnwarSurgery, Rawalpindi Medical University, Rawalpindi, PAK.

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Abstract

Background Changes in hematological parameters, such as neutrophils, leukocytes, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet lymphocyte ratio, and mean platelet volume, have been observed during laparoscopic surgeries. Objectives The objectives of this research were to assess the changes in hematological parameters and liver enzymes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods This prospective observational study included patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic cholelithiasis. Patients with comorbidities, including hepatitis, diabetes, and where laparoscopic cholecystectomy was converted to open cholecystectomy, were excluded. Preoperative and postoperative baseline hematological parameters and liver function tests (LFTs) were recorded. Characteristics like age, gender, body mass index (BMI), indication for surgery, duration of surgery, the pressure of pneumoperitoneum, and the duration of hospital stay were noted. A paired sample t-test was applied to assess the difference between the mean pre and postoperative values of different hematological parameters. Results It was observed that hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Hct), platelets, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) decreased postoperatively. However, mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean platelet volume (MPV), leukocytes, and alanine transaminase (ALT) increased postoperatively. The difference in mean Hb, MCV, Hct, leukocytes, MPV, and ALT was statistically significant (p<0.05). Conclusion There were significant changes in the levels of hematological parameters and liver enzymes during LC.

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cholelithiasislaparoscopic cholecystectomylength of stayliver function testsmean platelet volume

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PMID33728120
PMCPMC7934604

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