Uma R Phatak, Winston M Chan, Debbie F Lew, Richard J Escamilla, Tien C Ko, Curtis J Wray, Lillian S Kao
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic cholecystectomies can be performed at night in high-volume acute care hospitals. We hypothesized that nonelective nighttime laparoscopic cholecystectomies are associated with increased postoperative complications. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted a single-center retrospective review of consecutive laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients between October 2010 and May 2011 at a safety-net hospital in Houston, Texas. Data were collected on demographics, operative time, time of incision, length of stay, 30-day postoperative complications (ie, bile leak/biloma, common bile duct injury, retained stone, superficial surgical site infection, organ space abscess, and bleeding) and death...
October 2014: Journal of the American College of Surgeons