The Outcome of Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy at King Khalid Hospital, Hail, Saudi Arabia.

Abstract

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has evolved to become the gold standard treatment of calculous and acalculous cholecystitis.

Aim: This research aims to study the demographics, indications, types of cholecystectomies (early/interval), length of hospital stays, conversion to open surgery, use of drains, complications, and outcomes.

Patients and methods: This was a retrospective, descriptive study of all cases of laparoscopic cholecystectomy carried out from 1st January 2023 to 31st December 2023 at King Khalid hospital Hail, Saudi Arabia. The case files of all the patients who had laparoscopic cholecystectomy were retrieved from the Oasis health information management system of the hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from each patient before surgery. Ethical approval was obtained before embarking on the study. Information regarding demographics, indications and types of cholecystectomies, length of hospital stays, conversions to open surgery, use of drains, complications and mortality were analyzed with Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 26.

Results: A total of 351 cases of cholecystitis had laparoscopic cholecystectomy. There were 248 (70.7%) females and 103 (29.3%) males. The mean age of the patients was 39.5 ± 1.2 years. There was conversion to open cholecystectomy in four (1.1%) cases. The average duration of hospital stay was 1.5 ± 1.5 days. There was neither a case of bile duct injury nor mortality.

Conclusion: The outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy was good with no major morbidity or mortality.