Acute Cholecystitis: An Emerging Complication in Spinal Cord Injury Patients in the United States.

Published in: Journal of neurological surgery. Part A, Central European neurosurgery (2022)

As SCI patients do not present with the classic signs of biliary colic, risk assessment for the development of acute cholecystitis will guide patient management and allow neurosurgeons to weigh the risks and benefits of prophylactic treatment for gallbladder complications.

Keyphrases

spinal cord injury
end stage renal disease
risk assessment
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
liver failure
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
respiratory failure
heavy metals
drug induced
case report
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
combination therapy