• 1. Center of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Fi h People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, Sichuan 611130, P. R. China;
ZHUANGWen, Email: 102158807@qq.com
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Objective To evaluate whether laparoscopic repair for perforated peptic ulcer o ers elderly patients an improved outcome compared with conventional open surgery. Methods From May 2008 to December 2013, clinical data of 163 elderly patients ( ≥ 60 years) who underwent laparoscopic or open repair of perforated peptic ulcer disease were analyzed retrospectively in our hospital. Ninety-one patients received laparoscopic repair and 72 received conventional open repair. The primary end points that were evaluated were total operative time, searching time, nasogastric tube utilization, intravenous fluid requirement, total time of abdominal drainage and urinary catheter usage, time taken to return to normal gastrointestinal motility, percentage of intravenous/intramuscular opiate use, off-bed time, and total in-patient hospital stay. The second end points were morbidity. Results There was a significant diTherence in total operative time in patients who had undergone laparoscopic repair and open repair [(67.9±3.6) minutes vs. (97.8±5.2) minutes]. There was a significant decrease in the time that the nasogastric tube (2.1 days vs. 3.1 days), urinary catheter (2.3 days vs. 3.7 days) and abdominal drain (2.2 days vs. 3.8 days) were required during the postoperative period. Patients who had undergone laparoscopic repair also required less intravenous fluids (2.4 days vs. 4.1 days) and returned to normal gastrointestinal motility [(32.1±1.5) hours vs. (58.4±4.8) hours] and off-bed time significantly earlier than those who had undergone open repair (2.1 days vs. 3.5 days). There was significantly less requirement for intravenous/intramuscular opiate analgesia in patients who had undergone laparoscopic repair (4.7% vs. 45.6%). In addition, patients who had undergone laparoscopic repair required a shorter in-patient hospital stay (4.1 days vs. 5.3 days). Moreover, morbidity of laparoscopic repair was much lower than open repair (3.3% vs. 16.7%). Conclusion Laparoscopic repair is a viable and safe surgical option for elderly patients with perforated peptic ulcer disease and should be considered for all patients.

Citation: ZHOULi, ZHUANGWen. Comparison between Laparoscopic and Open Repair for Perforated Peptic Ulcer Disease in the Elderly. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(10): 1873-1876. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150538 Copy

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