A RANDOMIZED STUDY OF CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITH AND WITHOUT DRAINAGE

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 155  (2) , 171-176
Abstract
Routine drainage of the bed of the gallbladder following cholecystectomy remains controversial. A prospectively randomized series of 100 instances of cholecystectomy for chronic and subsiding acute cholecystitis is reviewed. Postoperative fever was lowered, the need for dressing changes was virtually eliminated and hospital stay was shortened in patients who did not undergo drainage. No complications attributable to drain avoidance were seen.

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