Comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland: population-wide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute cholecystitis is one of the most common diagnoses presenting to emergency general surgery and is managed either operatively or conservatively. However, operative rates vary widely across the world. This real-world population analysis aimed to describe the current clinical management and outcomes of patients with acute cholecystitis across Scotland, UK.

Methods

This was a national cohort study using data obtained from Information Services Division, Scotland. All adult patients with the admission diagnostic code for acute cholecystitis were included. Data were used to identify all patients admitted to Scottish hospitals between 1997 and 2019 and outcomes tracked for inpatients or after discharge through the unique patient identifier. This was linked to death d

SUBMITTER: Bekheit M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10424165 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature