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September 5, 2025British journal of surgery

SP1.06 Surgical Hotspot: Evaluating the Safety of Day-Case ‘Hot’ Cholecystectomy for Acute Cholecystitis

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AJAbraham Vincent JesudossAEAndrew Chiagozie EkwesianyaFEFarjana Enayathulla

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Overview

Analysis shows 76.3% of patients had successful day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy, indicating potential for enhanced surgical practices.

Key Points

  • Day-case laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis is feasible and safe for most patients, with a low readmission rate.
  • Among 190 patients, 76.3% were discharged the same day despite varied operative difficulties and co-morbidities.
  • Intraoperative difficulty scores averaged 2.34 out of 4, with surgeries lasting between 25 to 205 minutes.
  • No mortality was reported, suggesting day-case procedures can significantly benefit patients facing acute cholecystitis.

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Jesudoss et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23887b210217d64777776https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znaf166.012
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