OBJECTIVES: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) may be associated with less pain, shorter hospital stay and better cosmetic results than multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy (MLC). Advocates suggest that patients prefer SILC, although research directly addressing the question of patient preferences is limited. This study aimed to assess patient preferences using currently available evidence. METHODS: Patients awaiting elective cholecystectomy were shown a series of postoperative images taken after SILC or MLC and asked which procedure this led them to prefer. This was repeated after patients had completed a questionnaire constructed using published objective data comparing patient-reported outcomes of SILC and MLC. RESULTS: The study was completed by 113 consecutive patients. After their initial viewing of the images, 16% of subjects preferred MLC. Younger age, lower body mass index and female sex were associated with choosing SILC. After completing the questionnaire, 88% of patients preferred MLC (P < 0.001). Patients ranked the level of risk for complications and postoperative pain above cosmetic results in determining their choice of procedure. CONCLUSIONS: Patients' initial preference when presented with cosmetic appearance was for SILC. When contemporary outcome data were included, the majority chose MLC. This underlines the need to fully inform patients during the consent process and indicates that patient views of SILC may differ from the views of those introducing the technology.
OBJECTIVES: Single-incision laparoscopic cholecystectomy (SILC) may be associated with less pain, shorter hospital stay and better cosmetic results than multiport laparoscopic cholecystectomy (MLC). Advocates suggest that patients prefer SILC, although research directly addressing the question of patient preferences is limited. This study aimed to assess patient preferences using currently available evidence. METHODS:Patients awaiting elective cholecystectomy were shown a series of postoperative images taken after SILC or MLC and asked which procedure this led them to prefer. This was repeated after patients had completed a questionnaire constructed using published objective data comparing patient-reported outcomes of SILC and MLC. RESULTS: The study was completed by 113 consecutive patients. After their initial viewing of the images, 16% of subjects preferred MLC. Younger age, lower body mass index and female sex were associated with choosing SILC. After completing the questionnaire, 88% of patients preferred MLC (P < 0.001). Patients ranked the level of risk for complications and postoperative pain above cosmetic results in determining their choice of procedure. CONCLUSIONS:Patients' initial preference when presented with cosmetic appearance was for SILC. When contemporary outcome data were included, the majority chose MLC. This underlines the need to fully inform patients during the consent process and indicates that patient views of SILC may differ from the views of those introducing the technology.
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