Publications by authors named "E Cicalo"
Article Synopsis
- Improving patient activation may lead to shorter hospital stays and better post-surgery outcomes for patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- In a study of over 4,500 patients, those with lower preoperative activation levels were more likely to experience delayed discharge, higher symptom burden, and increased need for unplanned healthcare after surgery.
- The study, conducted across 90 Italian surgical centers, found no significant difference in postoperative complications between patients with low and high activation levels.
Factors influencing delayed discharge after day-surgery laparoscopic cholecystectomy: the DeDiLaCo study protocol.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
September 2023
Objective: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard for most benign gallbladder diseases. Early discharge (<24 hours) has the same outcomes as longer (>24 hours) hospital stay. Nevertheless, the rate of delayed discharge >24 hours range from 4.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The concept of early discharge ≤24 hours after Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (LC) is still doubted in Italy. This prospective multicentre study aims to analyze the prevalence of patients undergoing elective LC who experienced a delayed discharge >24 hours in an extensive Italian national database and identify potential limiting factors of early discharge after LC.
Methods: This is a prospective observational multicentre study performed from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 by 90 Italian surgical units.