One-year outcomes of elderly acute cholecystitis patients by index treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strategies for managing the elderly with acute cholecystitis need to be refined.

Aims

To examine additional procedures, hospital readmissions, and outpatient visits in the year following the index admission.

Patients and methods

Single-institution retrospective study of fifty consecutive patients aged ≥70 years admitted with acute cholecystitis. A propensity score matching analysis adjusted for demographic and clinical variables was carried out.

Results

The one-year rates of additional procedures were 0%, 47.4%, and 72.7% for surgery, supportive care (SC), and percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PCGD), respectively. The one-year readmission rate was 0%, 15.8%, and 50% after these index procedures, respectively. After propensity score analysis, patient

SUBMITTER: Lluis N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11821576 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature