Patients with complicated gallstone disease in the emergency department: clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of emergency department disposition decision.

Michael MakutoninSophia NewtonJustin TseAli MoghtaderiYan MaAndrew C Meltzer

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)

In our single-state analysis of ED patients with complications of gallstone disease, most patients are admitted on the initial visit and receive a cholecystectomy during that hospitalization. The discharged group had higher rates of 1-year complications, ED revisits, and repeat hospitalizations but lower cost.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
risk factors
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
adverse drug
patient reported outcomes
drug induced