Research Article
Attitudes and Practices of Surgeons towards Spilled Gallstones during Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: An Observational Study
Table 1
Response to questionnaire on gallstone spillage during LC.
| Question | Number | Percentage |
| Designation | | | Consultant | 22 | 15.9 | Resident | 116 | 84.1 | Incidence | | | 0–10% | 85 | 61.6 | 11–25% | 37 | 26.8 | 26–40% | 11 | 8.0 | >40% | 5 | 3.6 | Complication seen | | | Yes | 41 | 29.7 | No | 97 | 70.3 | Should gallstone spillage be included in informed consent? | | | Yes | 100 | 72.5 | No | 38 | 27.5 | Gallstone spillage included in informed consent | | | Yes | 67 | 48.6 | No | 71 | 51.4 | Intervention for gallstone spillage | | | Convert to open for retrieval | 12 | 8.7 | Laparoscopic retrieval | 94 | 68.1 | Peritoneal wash and suction | 28 | 20.3 | None | 4 | 2.9 | Necessary to document gallstone spillage in operative notes | | | Yes | 110 | 79.7 | No | 28 | 20.3 | Document gallstone spillage in operative notes | | | Yes | 97 | 70.3 | No | 41 | 29.7 | Duration of follow-up for gallstone spillage | | | 2 years | 106 | 76.8 | 5 years | 21 | 15.2 | 10 years | 10 | 7.2 | 20 years | 1 | 0.7 | Number of complications identified | | | <5 | 114 | 82.6 | >5 | 24 | 17.4 | Can operating surgeon be held legally liable for complication following gallstone spillage? | | | Yes | 33 | 23.9 | No | 105 | 76.1 |
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