DEVELOPING CLINICAL INDICATORS FOR CHOLECYSTECTOMY
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Anz Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 63 (3) , 181-185
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1445-2197.1993.tb00514.x
Abstract
This study sets out to develop a set of clinical indicators for the frequently performed procedure, simple cholecystectomy. Four hundred consecutive cases of cholecystectomy were reviewed retrospectively and data were collected regarding the pre-operative condition of the patient as well as any postoperative complications. From this database a set of clinical indicators for simple cholecystectomy are recommended: wound infection rate 4.5%, re-operation or performance of another therapeutic procedure 3.5%, length of stay 7 days, and mortality < 0.025%. These threshold figures are to serve only as a 'flag' to possible problems.Keywords
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