Clinical and economic justification of icg-cholangiography in «difficult» laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Abstract

To prove from a clinical and economic point of view the expediency of using ICG cholangiography in patients with «difficult» laparoscopic cholecystectomy for the prevention of damage to the bile ducts. The results of treatment of 173 patients with cholelithiasis at various levels of health care providing were analyzed with regard to assessment of indicators of surgery complexity, developed complications and economic costs. The effectiveness of the original scale of «difficult» laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been proved. The financial and economic costs of treatment of patients with damage of biliary ducts and patients with cholelithiasis without development of complications have been analyzed and evaluated. A comparative description of financial costs for patients with «difficult» laparoscopic cholecystectomy with the use of ICG-cholangiography has been given. A program on care delivery for patients suffering from cholelithiasis in the conditions of region with regard to safety and economic effectiveness has been developed. The implementation of this program provides the minimization of postoperative complications and fatality at all levels of surgical care delivery. It has been established that a rational approach to reducing the number of biliary ducts damages is their prevention by prediction of «difficult» laparoscopic cholecystectomy and performance of such interventions in medical organizations of III level with the possibility of modern technologies use.