The Modification of a Preoperative Scoring System to Predict Difficult Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Open Access
- 1 March 2023
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Mary Ann Liebert Inc in Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques
- Vol. 33 (3), 269-275
- https://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2022.0407
Abstract
Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most common abdominal operations. The difficult cases are still challenging for surgeons. There had been many studies providing several preoperative models to predict difficult LC or conversion. Randhawa's scoring system was a simple and practical predictive model for clinicians. The modification was reported to be more preferable for delayed LC. This study aimed to confirm the advantage of modified predictive model in larger sample size. Materials and Methods: This retrospective cohort study reviewed medical records of patients who underwent LC since January 2017 to December 2021. The difficulty of operation was categorized into three groups: easy, difficult, and very difficult. Multivariate analysis was performed to define significant factors of very difficult and converted cases. The predictive scores were calculated by using the original Randhawa's model and the modification, then compared with actual outcome. Results: There were 567 cases of delayed LC in this study, with 44 cases (7.8%) converted to open cholecystectomy. Four factors (previous cholecystitis, previous endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, higher ALP, and gallbladder wall thickening) for very difficult group and five factors (previous cholecystitis, previous cholangitis, higher white blood cell count, gallbladder wall thickening, and contracted gallbladder) for conversion were significant. The modification provided the better correlation and higher area of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve comparing with the original model. Conclusion: The modification of Randhawa's model was supposed to be more preferable for predicting the difficulty in elective LC. Thai Clinical Trials Registry No. 20220712006.Keywords
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