Preoperative Length of Stay as a Risk Factor for Prolonged Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Retrospective Study of 88 Consecutive Patients at a Large Municipal Hospital

摘要

BackgroundPrevious studies have reported that performing same-day laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis is superior to delayed elective cholecystectomy. While this practice is ideal, it requires significant hospital resources. We sought to determine whether prolonged preoperative length of stay (LOS) was associated with increased operative time and length of stay in patients with acute cholecystitis.