SP7.14 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Urgency Stratification System (L-CUSS), a strategic benign biliary pathway to enhance care at our centre

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Audit findings indicate improved laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes with L-CUSS, suggesting better patient management for gall stone pathology.

Time to laparoscopic cholecystectomy improved from 75 days to 13 days for patients with pancreatitis.
The percentage of patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy within two weeks rose from 18% to 75%.
Ambulatory pathways saved 356 outpatient appointments and reduced bed days by 329.
Pancreatitis readmission rate decreased from 21% to under 1%.

Cope et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Audit findings indicate improved laparoscopic cholecystectomy outcomes with L-CUSS, suggesting better patient management for gall stone pathology.