Laparoscopic cholecystectomy as an outpatient procedure

A meta-analysis of ambulatory versus inpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy

“…Use of standard criteria for patient selection is considered mandatory for day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and a success rate of 95% with a low complication rate has been achieved by adhering to these strategies [14,15]. These criteria include a clear understanding of the procedure, residence within a certain distance from the hospital, a career at home, younger age group, and absence of anesthetic comorbidities.…”

Resumption of daily physical activity after day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy

“…Conclusion Recovery of daily physical activity exceeded 1 week in most patients undergoing day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The use of an accelerometer and standardized encouragement accelerated recovery in women.Keywords Day surgery Á Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Á Daily physical activity Á Accelerometer Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been proven to be safe and feasible as a day-case procedure with lower costs than clinical admission and high patient's satisfaction rates [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].However, little is known about postoperative recovery after operation because convalescence takes place at home and not during in-hospital observation. Several studies have assessed different aspects of recovery after laparoscopic cholecystectomy such as pain, nausea and vomiting,…”

“…Keywords Day surgery Á Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Á Daily physical activity Á Accelerometer Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been proven to be safe and feasible as a day-case procedure with lower costs than clinical admission and high patient's satisfaction rates [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

“…Most authors agree that outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy is safe and cost-eective for carefully selected patients [3,7,11,12,13,15,17,18,19]. Some researchers, however, argue that preselection is unnecessary, concluding that neither age nor comorbidity (usually identi®ed by ASA classi®cation of III or IV) alone or in combination is a contraindication for outpatient management [1, 4, 14, 17±19].…”