Khalid Mahmood, Munir Imran, Khumair Asif.
Early versus Interval Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Acute Cholecystitis.
Pak J Med Health Sci Jan ;12(3):972-3.

Aim: To compare the results of early cholecystectomy with interval cholecystectomy in acute cholecystitis . Place : Surgical Unit II Akhtar Saeed Medical and Dental College Lahore. Farooq Hospital Westwood colony Lahore/ Akhtar Saeed trust teaching hospital Lahore. Design : Quasi experimental conducted from September 2015 to September 2017 . Methods : All patients reported in emergency and outpatient department at Farooq hospital westwood colony who fulfilled the criteria of acute cholecystitis and gave consent for cholecystectomy were included in the group. A total of 50 patients included in the study. These patients were randomly divided into two groups. Half of the patients were offered early cholecystectomy within 3 days and half were offered interval cholecystectomy after six weeks . Variables identified. Data was then added to SPSS 20 version. Chi-square test applied for comparison. Results : Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy was cost effective and reduced number of hospital admissions . There was insignificant difference in operative and post-operative complications in both techniques. Conclusion: Early cholecystectomy is cost effective and has reduced number of hospital admissions than interval cholecystectomy. There is insignificant difference in operative and post-operative complications.

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