INCIDENCE OF PORT-SITE INFECTIONS IN RELATION TO THE NON-BAG VERSUS BAG EXTRACTION OF GALL BLADDER STONES VIA LAPAROSCOPY
Keywords:
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, End Glove, Port Site Infections, Bag Extraction.Abstract
Introduction: For biliary tract and gall bladder surgeries, laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the gold standard surgical procedure that is taken into consideration.
Aim: to assess the incidence of port-site infections in relation to the non-bag versus bag extraction of gall bladder stones via laparoscopy.
Methods: 164 subjects were randomly divided into two groups of the bag and non-bag extraction of the gall bladder. Post op-surgery, the port site utilized for the extraction of the gall bladder was attentively assessed for 7 days for any incidence of infection at the wound site.
Results: In the non-bag extraction group, HbA1c and diabetes were likewise statistically significant with a p-value of less than 0.01; however, in the bag extraction group, these results were statistically non-significant with p-values of 0.732 and 0.116, respectively.
Conclusion: The current study suggests that bag extraction reduces infection rates; thus, bag extraction need to be used routinely in all laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedures, particularly in patients who are at higher risk due to conditions like diabetes mellitus and immunocompromised states.
