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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2022

Comparative analysis of postoperative pain after transvaginal hybrid NOTES versus traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy in obese patients.

Dirk R Bulian, Sebastian Walper, Dana C Richards, Sissy-A Schulz, Claudia S Seefeldt, Panagiotis Thomaidis, Jurgen Meyer-Zillekens, Markus M Heiss

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Dirk R BulianDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany. dirk.bulian@uni-wh.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1311-7326
Sebastian WalperDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Dana C RichardsDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Sissy-A SchulzDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Claudia S SeefeldtDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Panagiotis ThomaidisDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Jurgen Meyer-ZillekensDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
Markus M HeissDepartment of Abdominal, Tumor, Transplant and Vascular Surgery, Cologne-Merheim Medical Center, Witten/Herdecke University, Ostmerheimer Strasse 200, 51109, Cologne, Germany.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeEven though obesity is a known risk factor for needing cholecystectomy, most research excludes patients with higher degrees of obesity. The aim of this retrospective study was to compare postoperative pain and analgesic consumption in obese patients, who underwent either transvaginal hybrid Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) cholecystectomy (NC) or traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC).

methodsBetween 12/2008 and 01/2017, 237 NC were performed, of which 35 (14.8%) showed a body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg/m

resultsThere were no differences in the baseline characteristics between the two groups, but we found significant benefits for the hybrid NOTES technique in terms of less pain (P = 0.006), coherent with significantly less intake of peripheral (paracetamol; P = 0.005), and of centrally acting analgesics (piritramide; P = 0.047) within the first two-day post-surgery. We also found that those in the NC group had shorter hospital stays (P < 0.001). The postoperative complication rates and the procedural time did not differ between the two groups.

conclusionWith regard to postoperative pain and analgesic requirements and without an increase in postoperative complications, obese patients experience short-term benefits from the hybrid NOTES technique compared to traditional laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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Cholecystectomy, LaparoscopicNatural Orifice Endoscopic SurgeryFemaleHumansObesityPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PainRetrospective StudiesVaginaBody mass indexCholecystectomyObesityOutcomePainTransvaginal NOTES

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PMID34731301
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