Predicting operative difficulty of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute biliary presentations.
Sarah Z WennmackerNazim BhimaniAafke H van DijkThomas J HughPhilip R de ReuverPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2019)
Early LC may be 'complicated' in up to 60% of cases. The presented prediction model uses readily available information in the emergency department and is a simple but accurate way to predict a likely 'complicated' LC in patients with acute biliary presentations.