September 5, 2025British journal of surgery

SP7.15 Single Institutional Retrospective Study Investigating the Impact of Waiting Times for Elective Cholecystectomy on Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization, and Associated Costs

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AHAltaf GAUHAR HajiGeorge Eliot Hospital MZMohamed ZohdyGeorge Eliot Hospital NHS Trust SVShashikanth Vijayaraghavalu

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Retrospective study shows increased complications and costs due to waiting times for cholecystectomy, indicating urgent surgery prioritization is needed.

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Prolonged waiting times significantly increase complications, emergency readmissions, and healthcare costs in patients.
The median waiting time for surgery was found to be 52 weeks, leading to various complications such as cholecystitis in 26% of patients.
This retrospective cohort analysis involved 260 patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy over two years.
Timely intervention and creating priority lists may reduce the financial and logistical burdens on healthcare systems.

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Haji et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2384fb210217d647776a0 https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf166.098

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Retrospective study shows increased complications and costs due to waiting times for cholecystectomy, indicating urgent surgery prioritization is needed.

SP7.15 Single Institutional Retrospective Study Investigating the Impact of Waiting Times for Elective Cholecystectomy on Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization, and Associated Costs

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SP7.15 Single Institutional Retrospective Study Investigating the Impact of Waiting Times for Elective Cholecystectomy on Clinical Outcomes, Healthcare Utilization, and Associated Costs

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