ABSTRACT
Objective: To compare the frequency of wound infection with and without subhepatic drain in patient's undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Study Design: Randomized controlled trial
Place and Duration of Study: Study was carried out at department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital [CMH] Lahore, from Nov 2014 to Apr 2015 over a period of six months
Material and Methods: This study included a total of 140 patients [70 in each group]. In group A, a drain was placed in subhepatic space after laparoscopic cholecystectomy and no drain was placed in group Bafter laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Results: In our study, out of 140 patients [70 in each group], patients in the age range of 20-50 years were 61.43 Percent [n=43] in group-A and 57.14 Percent [n=40] in group-B while those in the age range of 51-70 years were 38.57 Percent [n=27] in group-A and 42.86 Percent [n=30] in group-B. Mean +/- SD was found to be 46.34 +/- 7.54 and 46.23 +/- 10.34 years respectively. About 28.57 Percent [n=20] in group-A and 22.86 Percent [n=16] in group-B were male while 71.43 Percent [n=50] in group-A and 77.14 Percent [n=54] in group-B were females. Wound infection was compared in both groups which showed that 18.57 Percent [n=13] in group-A and 7.14 Percent [n=5] in group-B had wound infection. A p-value was calculated as 0.04 which was significant
Conclusion: We concluded that the frequency of wound infection with subhepatic drain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy was found significantly higher when it was compared to cases without drain