Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of gallstones at the Provincial Hospital of Cienfuegos

Abstract

Introduction: currently, laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the treatment of choice in most patients with a diagnosis of gallstones thanks to its minimal intervention, postoperative pain and the time that must be hospitalized. Objective: to characterize clinically and epidemiologically patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of gallstones, at the Provincial Hospital of Cienfuegos. Methods: a retrospective, longitudinal, descriptive, observational study was carried out in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the treatment of gallstones, in the period from January to September 2019, at the Provincial Hospital of Cienfuegos. The universe consisted of 38 patients, all were studied. The variables age, sex, characteristics of the surgery, operative time, days of hospitalization and post-operative complications were studied. Descriptive statistics were used. Results: patients between 41 and 60 years (44.7%), planned surgeries (97.4%) and operative time between 31 minutes and 1 hour (92.1%) predominated, patients were hospitalized in their the majority less than 24 hours (94.7%) and 100% did not present post-operative complications. Conclusions: a predominance of the age group between 41 and 60 years, of planned surgeries and operative time between 31 minutes and 1 hour was observed. Most of the patients were hospitalized for less than 24 hours and without postoperative complications.

Keywords

• cirugía
• colecistectomía laparoscópica
• cuba
• litiasis
• vesícula.