The Expert Opinion: An International Audit
Fig. 12.1 Countries of origin of the authors who have joined our audits 12.3 Expert’s Opinion The authors’ responses were collected and analyzed; a pie chart was produced for each…
Operative Strategies in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Is There Any Evidence?
Fig. 2.1 French position Fig. 2.2 American position The position of the patient and the surgical team differs between the two techniques: the patient’s legs are divaricated with the surgeon…
Laparoscopy and Acute Cholecystitis: The Evidence
(A) Local signs of inflammation 1. Murphy’s sign, (2) RUQ mass/pain/tenderness (B) Systemic signs of inflammation 1. Fever, (2) elevated CRP (>3 mg/dl), (3) elevated WBC count (C) Imaging findings:…
Indications to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Number of patients Obesity as risk factor for conversion Increased complication rates Increased operation time Hutchinson et al. [61] 587 Yes Fried et al. [62] 1,676 Yes Phillips et…
New Technologies
Fig. 8.1 Number of articles retrieved in PubMed concerning the new technologies for laparoscopic cholecystectomy 8.1 Robotic Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (RLC) The question if a robotic assistant (RLC) could ameliorate the…
Anesthetic Management for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile and Nereo Vettoretto (eds.)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy2014An Evidence-Based Guide10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_14 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 14. Anesthetic Management for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Gabriele Armellin1 and Massimo Micaglio2 (1) UOC Anestesia e Rianimazione ULSS 19 Adria (RO),…
Number of Trocars, Types of Dissection, Exploration of Bile Duct, Drainage and Analgesia
64. Nicolau AE et al (2008) Multimodal analgesia in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. A double-blind randomized controlled trial. Chirurgia 103(5):547–551PubMed 65. Kehlet H, Gray AW, Bonnet F, Camu F, Fischer HB,…
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in Day Surgery
1. Search date: July, 2009 2. Search terms: “laparoscopic cholecystectomy hospital discharge” 3. Limits: English language, humans, and published within the last 5 years 4. Results: 58 articles, abstracts reviewed,…
Real Benefits of the Laparoscopic Approach
N. 1 Evidence-based guidelines N. 1 Meta-analysis of retrospective case-control or case-series study LoE 4 N. 7 Randomized controlled trial N.2: LoE 3a N.5: LoE 2 N. 10 Nonrandomized prospective…
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World)
Ferdinando Agresta, Fabio Cesare Campanile and Nereo Vettoretto (eds.)Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy2014An Evidence-Based Guide10.1007/978-3-319-05407-0_1 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014 1. Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: Besides the Evidence (What Is Really Done In the World) Ferdinando Agresta1 , Fabio Cesare Campanile2 and Nereo Vettoretto3 (1)…
