Factors Associated with Mortality in Severe Acute Cholangitis in a Moroccan Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Analysis of 140 Cases.
Soumaya TouzaniAbderrahim El BouazzaouiFatima BouyarmaneKaoutar FarajNawfal HouariBrahim BoukattaNabil KanjaaPublished in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2021)
Early recognition, antibiotics, resuscitation, and minimally invasive biliary drainage have improved patient outcomes although there is still progress to be made. Moreover, as multiple organ failure is often associated with mortality in severe acute cholangitis, predictive risk factors of organ failure should be more investigated.
Keyphrases
- risk factors
- intensive care unit
- minimally invasive
- cardiovascular events
- cardiac arrest
- ulcerative colitis
- mechanical ventilation
- ultrasound guided
- coronary artery disease
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- septic shock
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome