A Comparative Analysis between Laparoscopic and Open Cholecystectomy at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v15i3.15426Keywords:
Acute Cholecystitis, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Open CholecystectomyAbstract
Background: Acute cholecystitis is clinically characterized as an episode of acute biliary pain; fever and
right hypochondrial tenderness with symptoms persistence exceeding 24 hours.
Aims & Objectives: We compared and analyzed open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the current
study on the basis of the duration of the operation, intra and postoperative complications and the length of
hospital stay & return to work.
Material and Methods: This was a prospective comparative, randomized hospital-based study performed
in patients of 20 - 80 years of age with acute cholecystitis in the Department of General Surgery from July
2019 to January 2021 at SMH&RC, Datta Meghe Medical College Nagpur. Patients were divided randomly
into two classes as Open cholecystectomy (60 patients) and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (60 patients). The
key assessed outcome was death, peri-operative & post-operative complications; length of hospital stay and
wound infection, return to work. The gathered data was statistically analyzed.
Results: In both categories, the most common age group was 40-59 years old. The female population (78%)
was greater than the male population (22 percent). 1: 3.6 was the male to female ratio. The mean time
needed for open cholecystectomy was 53.18 ± 12.74 minutes, while 38.37 ± 6.21 minutes for laparoscopic
cholecystectomy, and the difference was statistically important. 2 (3.3 percent) laparoscopic procedures
involved conversion to open surgery due to difficult dissection, bleeding & blurred vision. In terms of postoperative pain (VAS > 4), hospital stay period and return to work, laparoscopic cholecystectomy had better
outcomes than open cholecystectomy and the difference was statistically important. In Open Cholecystectomy
patients, wound infection, post-operative paralytic ileus was substantially greater. There were 2 patients with
wound dehiscence from open cholecystectomy. No significant morbidity or any mortality during the study
period was reported.
Conclusion: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy provides decisive advantages over open cholecystectomy in
acute cholecystitis (e.g. shorter time of surgery, fewer post-operative complications, less paralytic ileus, less
analgesic use, early discharge and mobilization).
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