Gram staining of gallbladder bile samples is useful for predicting surgical site infection in acute cholecystitis patients undergoing an early cholecystectomy.

Yasunori NishidaNoriaki OtagiriSeijiro YoshifukuKenji MisawaKenju KoKotaro SasaharaOsamu MishimaKatsunori Tauchi

Published in: Journal of hepato-biliary-pancreatic sciences (2020)

Gram staining diagnosis of bile infection in an early cholecystectomy for AC is useful for predicting postoperative SSI development, which should benefit postoperative management.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
patients undergoing
gram negative
liver failure
multidrug resistant
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation