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Society of American Gastrointestinal and #Endoscopic Surgeons
Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question

http://www.choosingwisely.org/societies/society-of-american-gastrointestinal-and-endoscopic-surgeons/

Don’t discharge patients presenting emergently with acute cholecystitis without first offering laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Avoid routine cholecystectomy for patients with asymptomatic #cholelithiasis.

Avoid other imaging tests apart from ultrasound for the initial evaluation of patients with suspected gallstone disease.

Avoid the routine use of ultrasound in evaluating clinically apparent inguinal hernia.

Avoid opioid-only modalities for post-operative pain control.