Effect of abdominal binder after laparoscopic cholecystectomy on enhanced recovery: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the effects of abdominal binder after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Methods: From August to December 2020, 66 patients who were set to undergo cholecystectomy were selected for a prospective trial at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, and their clinical characteristics and postoperative surgical outcomes were evaluated. Among 66 patients, 33 patients belong to the abdominal binder group and the other 33 patients belong to the control group.