Abstract
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy provides a safe and effective treatment for patients with gallstones as it reduces post-operative pain with almost negligible scar, short hospital stay and earlier return to work. The study compared drain insertion post laparoscopic cholecystectomy in matter of post-operative pain, port site infection, hospital stay and post-operative collection. 100 patients were included in this study, 70 were females (70%) and 30 were males (30%). The study revealed that there is significant reduction in postoperative pain in patients without drain than in those with drain. Moreover regarding postoperative wound infection it was also lower in patient with no drain. There were also statistically significant reduction in postoperative hospital stay in patients without drain. Furthermore, the results found that postoperative intraabdominal collection was significantly lower in patients with drain in first 24 hours, while after that there were no significant difference regarding intraabdominal collection.
Key words: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Gall Bladder, Hospital
