Drainage after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute @entity2679 (ACC) is used without evidence of its efficacy. The present pilot study was designed to address this issue. After laparoscopic gallbladder removal, 15 @entity1 were randomized to have a drain positioned in the subhepatic space (group A) and 15 @entity1 to have a sham drain (group B). The primary outcome measure was the presence of subhepatic fluid collection at abdominal ultrasonography, performed 24  h after surgery. Secondary outcome measures included postoperative abdominal and shoulder @entity158 , use of analgesics, and morbidity. Abdominal ultrasonography did not show any subhepatic fluid collection in eight @entity1 (53.3  %) in group A and in five @entity1 (33.3  %) in group B (P   =   0.462). If present, median (range) subhepatic collection was 50  mL (20-100  mL) in group A and 80  mL (30-120  mL) in group B (P   =   0.573). No significant differences in the severity of abdominal and shoulder @entity158 and use of parenteral @entity6058 were found in either group. Two biliary leaks and one subhepatic fluid collection occurred postoperatively. The present study was unable to prove that the drain was useful in LC for ACC, performed in a selected group of @entity1 .

Drain After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Acute XXXX . A Pilot Randomized Study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity6058 :: ('MESH:D020910', 'Chemical') :: ['ketorolac'] @entity2679 :: ('MESH:D002764', 'Disease') :: ['calculous cholecystitis'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['tip pain', 'pain']
@entity2679 :: (MESH:D002764,Disease) :: ['Calculous Cholecystitis']
