Introduction Variation in outcomes from surgery is a major challenge and defining surgical
findings may help set benchmarks, which currently do not exist in laparoscopic …

Background Laparoscopic cholecystectomy operative difficulty is highly variable and
influences outcomes. This systematic review analyzes the performance and clinical value of …

Introduction Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is one of the most common laparoscopic
procedures being performed by general surgeons all over the world. Preoperative prediction …

OBJECTIVE: Effective time and resource management in the operating room requires
process information concerning the surgical procedure being performed. A major parameter …

BACKGROUND: Identification of preoperative factors that indicate difficulties in the operation
are in the function of primary prevention of intraoperative complications and require …

Background Cholecystectomy after gallstone pancreatitis may be technically demanding.
The aim of this study was to investigate risk factors for a difficult cholecystectomy after mild …

Background Open cholecystectomy is rapidly being replaced with laparoscopic
cholecystectomy which could be associated with complications. Preoperative prediction of …

Background In comparison to a traditional cholecystectomy (open), the laparoscopic
cholecystectomy approach provides a number of benefits and has been demonstrated in …

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is the treatment of choice for cholelithiasis;
however, there are procedural difficulties in determining preoperative detection of a difficult …

Background The accurate prediction of surgical risk is important to patients and physicians.
Logistic regression (LR) models are typically used to estimate these risks. However, in the …