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Cholecystectomy Among Patients Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital, North Lakhimpur: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study

Gautam Kamal, Pranjit Deka, Anindya Baruah, Diganta Bora and Chinmoyee Deori
Page: 413-415 | Received 20 Aug 2024, Published online: 29 Nov 2024

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Abstract

Billiary tract disease is a common findings in the Emergency rooms, Out patients Departments and Indoors. And inflammation of Gallbladder (Cholecystitis) or Gall stones (Cholelithiasi ) are the most common reasons for patient’s admission. Cholecystectomy is the most preferred surgical treatment for this conditions. In our study we tried to find out the burden of cholecystectomy patients in Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital, a peripheral tertiary Medical college in Assam. Our aim is to find out the prevalence of cholecystectomy among patients admitted in department of general surgery, Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital, North Lakhimpur. After obtaining approval from institutional ethical committee, data was collected from medical records department of Lakhimpur Medical College and Hospital, North Lakhimpur. Data was collected for a period of 3 years from 25th june 2021 to 25th june 2024. The total number of patients admitted in the department of surgery was taken, which was found to be 7772. Our study included 1068 patients who underwent cholecystectomy. The demographic profile of the patients were collected in respect to age and sex. The Prevalence of Cholecystectomy Patients was found to be 13.7%, of which 21.9% were males and 78.1% were females. The most common indication for cholecystectomy was Chronic calculous Cholecystitis with 80.5%.

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Gautam Kamal, Pranjit Deka, Anindya Baruah, Diganta Bora and Chinmoyee Deori. Cholecystectomy Among Patients Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital, North Lakhimpur: A Descriptive Cross Sectional Study.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.12.413.415
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