Gallbladder Surgery Can Wait Until Morning
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 17:10
in Health & Medicine
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, a minimally invasive procedure to remove the gallbladder, is one of the most common abdominal surgeries in the U.S. Some medical centers move patients quickly into surgery while others wait. Being told to wait can alarm patients but is it making a difference? Not really, finds a paper in the American Journal of Surgery. Gallbladder removal surgery can wait until regular working hours rather than rushing the patients into the operating room at night and there is no risk of harm. read more