SP 7.07 Socioeconomic Deprivation and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy in a Universal Healthcare System: Case Mix, Access and Outcomes from a Contemporary Scottish Biliary Service
Socioeconomic deprivation is linked to emergency presentation and poorer outcomes, but its effect on modern benign biliary pathways is uncertain. We assessed whether the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) relates to urgency and early outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). We performed...