Should we be performing day Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (DCLC) after 3pm? Correlation between Time of Operation and Post-Operative Hospital Stay
*Corresponding Author: A Alamassi, Department of General Surgery, Airedale General Hospital, Skipton Road, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6TD, England
Citation: A Alamassi, C Reynoldson, M Saleh, and L Whittaker (2020) Should we be performing day Case Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (DCLC) after 3pm? Correlation between Time of Operation and Post-Operative Hospital Sta. J Med Imp Surg 5: 150
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Abstract
ALaparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a common daycase procedure. The British Association of Day Surgery (BADS) Procedure Directory sets out national performance targets for the number of LC’s treated as day cases. This study aimed to assess if operation time predicted unplanned inpatient admission. Methods An annonymised retrospective review of all patients undergoing LC. The data was undertaken over two cycles. The first cycle was a 6-month period followed by a second cycle that was undertaken over three months. Data was obtained from multiple sources: discharge letters and the theatre data manager.
