Pregnant patients undergoing cholecystectomy: nationwide assessment of clinical characteristics and outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gallstone disease in pregnancy is one of the most common indications for nonobstetrical surgery during pregnancy. National-level data on contemporary surgical practice and outcomes are limited.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing cholecystectomy during pregnancy.

Study design

This cross-sectional study examined the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's 2 nationwide databases in the United States: the National Inpatient Sample and the Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample. The study population included 18,630 patients who had cholecystectomy during pregnancy from January 2016 to December 2020. The exposure was gestational age, grouped sequentially into the following 5 groups: first trimeste

SUBMITTER: Mazza GR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10830852 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature