Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Volume - 13 | Issue-1
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is considered a gold standard surgery for benign diseases of the gallbladder. The present study was conducted to assess critical view of safety during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Materials & Methods:50 laparoscopic cholecystectomy patients of both genders were divided into 2 groups. Each group comprised of 25 patients. In group I, critical view safety (CVS) cholecystectomy, and in group II, classic infundibular (IN) technique was followed. Parameters such as operative time, Nasser grade and complications etc. was recoded. Results: Group I had 15 males and 10 females and group II had 12 males and 13 females. The mean operative time was 52.4 mins in group I and 68.4 mins in group II. Nasser grade 1 was seen in 8 and 10, grade 2 in 9 and 8, grade 3 in 7 and 5 and grade 4 in 1 and 2 respectively. Complications were bleeding seen in 1 in group I and 2 in group II, bile leak 1 in group II. The difference was significant (P< 0.05).