Publication date: Mar 01, 2025

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) is a common operation performed worldwide. Indications include acute cholecystitis (AC), with a trend of increasing complexity post-COVID-19. We aim to evaluate the health expenditure on LC at an Australian tertiary centre. A retrospective chart review was performed for all LC between July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023 collecting demographics, costs and wait times and comparisons performed between elective and emergency LC. 125 patients underwent emergency and 78 elective LC. There was no difference between age, sex or ASA. 67 patients (53. 6 ​%) had emergency LC within their booking priority category. Average cost for emergency LC was $12,689. 90 with a median stay of four days, compared to $7181. 10 and one day for elective (p ​

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