Impact of treatment policies on patient outcomes and resource utilization in acute cholecystitis in Japanese hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although currently available evidence predominantly recommends early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for the treatment of acute cholecystitis, this strategy has not been widely adopted in Japan. Herein, we describe a hospital-based study of patients with acute cholecystitis in 9 Japanese teaching hospitals in order to evaluate the impact of different institutional strategies in treating acute cholecystitis on overall patient outcomes and medical resource utilization.

Methods

From an administrative database and chart review, we identified 228 patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis who underwent cholecystectomy between April 2001 and June 2003. In order to examine the relationship between hospitals' propensity to perform LC and patient outcomes and/or medical

SUBMITTER: Sekimoto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1488841 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature