Nickolas Byrge1, Richard G Barton, Toby M Enniss, Raminder Nirula. 1. Division of General Surgery, Section of Acute Care Surgery, University of Utah, School of Medicine, 30 North 1900 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. Electronic address: nickolas.byrge@hsc.utah.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Surgical repair of perforated gastroduodenal ulcers remains a common indication for emergent surgery. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the laparoscopic approach (LA) would be associated with reduced length of stay compared to the open approach. METHODS: Patients with acute, perforated gastroduodenal ulcer were identified in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, of whom 50 had the LA. One-to-one case/control matching on the basis of age, American Society of Anesthesiologists class, gender, and cardiac disease was evaluated for outcome analysis. RESULTS: After matching, the 2 groups had similar characteristics. The rates of wound complications, organ space infections, prolonged ventilation, postoperative sepsis, return to the operating room, and mortality tended to be lower for the LA, although not significantly. Length of hospital stay was, however, significantly shorter for the LA by an average of 5.4 days. CONCLUSIONS: The LA appears to be safe in mild to moderately ill patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease and is associated with reduced use of hospital resources.
BACKGROUND: Surgical repair of perforated gastroduodenal ulcers remains a common indication for emergent surgery. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the laparoscopic approach (LA) would be associated with reduced length of stay compared to the open approach. METHODS:Patients with acute, perforated gastroduodenal ulcer were identified in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database, of whom 50 had the LA. One-to-one case/control matching on the basis of age, American Society of Anesthesiologists class, gender, and cardiac disease was evaluated for outcome analysis. RESULTS: After matching, the 2 groups had similar characteristics. The rates of wound complications, organ space infections, prolonged ventilation, postoperative sepsis, return to the operating room, and mortality tended to be lower for the LA, although not significantly. Length of hospital stay was, however, significantly shorter for the LA by an average of 5.4 days. CONCLUSIONS: The LA appears to be safe in mild to moderately ill patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease and is associated with reduced use of hospital resources.
Authors: Rosa M Jimenez Rodriguez; Juan José Segura-Sampedro; Mercedes Flores-Cortés; Francisco López-Bernal; Cristobalina Martín; Verónica Pino Diaz; Felipe Pareja Ciuro; Javier Padillo Ruiz Journal: World J Gastroenterol Date: 2016-03-07 Impact factor: 5.742
Authors: Vijaya T Daniel; Stephanie Francalancia; Nili S Amir; M Didem Ayturk; Stacy B Sanders; Jonathan R Wisler; Courtney E Collins; Doyle V Ward; Catarina I Kiefe; Beth A McCormick; Heena P Santry Journal: J Gastrointest Surg Date: 2019-12-16 Impact factor: 3.452