Analysis reveals one-stage laparoscopic management reduces costs and demonstrates comparable effectiveness in CCL cases, suggesting its viability over two-stage strategies.
Key Points
One-stage laparoscopic management resulted in significant cost savings of $2,046 per patient compared to two-stage management.
Procedural failure rates were lower for one-stage management at 4%, compared to 8% for two-stage management in patients with cholecystocholedocholithiasis.
One-stage laparoscopic approach had a longer median duration of 155 minutes compared to 95 minutes for the two-stage approach.
Hospital stay was similar for both management approaches, with a median of 3 days, indicating efficiency for both methods.