Comprehensive assessment of the management of acute cholecystitis in Scotland: population-wide cohort study.
Mohamed BekheitSendhil RajanJared M WohlgemutAngus J M WatsonGeorge RamsayPublished in: BJS open (2023)
In this study, 60 per cent of patients had an index cholecystectomy. Patients who underwent surgery had a better survival rate compared with those managed conservatively, further advocating for an operative approach in this cohort.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- minimally invasive
- hepatitis b virus
- respiratory failure
- coronary artery bypass
- atrial fibrillation
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- aortic dissection