Safety of Outpatient Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in the Elderly: Analysis of 15,248 Patients Using the NSQIP Database

Conclusions: We believe ambulatory LCs are safe in elderly patients as demonstrated by low complication rates. We identified multiple risk factors that might warrant inpatient hospital admission.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - August 7, 2013 Category: Surgery Authors: Ajit Rao, Antonio Polanco, Sujing Qiu, Joseph Kim, Edward H. Chin, Celia M. Divino, Scott Q. Nguyen Tags: Original Scientific Articles Source Type: research