Surgery for acute cholecystitis in severely comorbid patients: a population-based study on acute cholecystitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

International guidelines recommend emergency cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in patients who are healthy or have mild systemic disease (ASA1-2). Surgery is also an option for patients with severe systemic disease (ASA3) in clinical practice. The study aimed to investigate the risk of complications in ASA3 patients after surgery for acute cholecystitis.

Method

1 634 patients treated for acute cholecystitis at three Swedish centres between 2017 and 2020 were included in the study. Data was gathered from electronic patient records and the Swedish registry for gallstone surgery, Gallriks. Logistic regression was used to assess the risk of complications adjusted for confounding factors: sex, age, BMI, Charlson comorbidity index, cholecystitis grade, smoking and

SUBMITTER: Osterman E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9354429 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature