Outcomes of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients of acute cholecystitis

Aim: to determine the operative outcomes of early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lc) in patients of acute cholecystitis. methods: this observational study was conducted in shalamar hospital lahore within a duration of nine months from november 2016 to july 2017. one hundred and eight (108) patients of acute cholecystitis having age 20-70 years were selected in this analysis. all these patients underwent early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lc). reactionary bleeding,conversion of oc,in-hospital mortality and hospital stay were main study endpoints. results: mean age of ac patients was 55.1±12.5 years. most of the patients 52.8% were having age more than 50 years. there were more 65.8% females and only 34.2% males. mean operation time was 70.3±12.8 minutes. regarding complications,conversion to oc was the commonest complication was in cadence rate of 1.8%. reactional bleeding occurred in 1(0.9%) patients. mean hospital stay of patients after surgery was 2.12±1.1 days. pneumonia occurred in 2(1.8%) patients and uti in one patient. there was no incidence of bile duct injury. there was no incidence of in-hospital death. conclusion: early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe and effective procedure for the management of acute cholecystitis.