YASİR MEHMOOD, MUHAMMAD AYUB, SULİMAN ALİ ELSHEEKH
Annals of Clinical and Analytical Medicine - 2024;15(4):266-269
Aim: The study aims to assess the rate of port-site infection after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Material and methods: This descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Surgery at Prince Abdulaziz Bin Musaad Hospital in Arar, Saudi Arabia, over a 12-month period. Patients with symptomatic cholelithiasis undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included to assess the rate of port-site infection. SPSS version 20 was used to analyze data on diagnosis, port site infection, and demography. Results: 270 patients with an average age of 38.06 underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy, including 192 females and 78 males. Thirteen cases (4.81%) of port-site infection were found; most of them involved females (12). Acute cholecystitis cases (10/13) showed higher rates of infection (p = 0.038). The umbilical port was the port site that was most frequently infected (p = 0.002). High BMIs greater than 30 kg/m2 were associated with 9 out of the 13 port site infections (69.2%), while 4 (30.7%) were associated with BMIs < 30 kg/m2. (p=0.01) Discussion: The rate of port-site infection is 4.8% after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Surgery in the acute phase and a high body mass index are associated with an increased rate of infection at the umbilical port site.
