Laparoscopic cholecystectomy decreases extra surgical site morbidity compared with open cholecystectomy: a propensity matched analysis

ABSTRACT

Background: The ideal way to show treatment effectiveness is through randomized controlled trials the 'gold standard' in evidence-based surgery. Indeed, not all surgical studies can be designed as randomized trials, sometimes for ethical and otherwise, for practical reasons. This article aimed to compare laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy, according to data from an administrative database, managed by a propensity matched analysis: