Purpose. Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has increasingly been used as bridge to surgery as well as sole treatment for patients with acute cholecystitis (AC). The aim of the study was to assess the outcome after PC compared to acute cholecystectomy in patients with AC. Methods. A review of medical records was performed on all patients residing in Stockholm County treated for AC in the years 2003 and 2008. Results. In 2003 and 2008 altogether 799 and 833 patients were admitted for AC. The number of patients treated with PC was 21/799 (2.6%) in 2003 and 50/833 (6.0%) in 2008. The complication rate (Clavien-Dindo ≥ 2) was 4/71 (5.6%) after PC and 135/736 (18.3%) after acute cholecystectomy. Mean (standard deviation) hospital stay was 11.4 (10.5) days for patients treated with PC and 5.1 (4.3) days for patients undergoing acute cholecystectomy. After adjusting for age, gender, Charlson comorbidity index, and degree of cholecystitis, the hospital stay was significantly longer for patients treated with PC than for those undergoing acute cholecystectomy (P < 0.001) but the risk for intervention-related complications was found to be significantly lower (P = 0.001) in the PC group. Conclusion. PC can be performed with few serious complications, albeit with a longer hospital stay.
These midterm results demonstrate that endovenous laser ablation of SVI in patients with healed or active venous ulcers achieves good healing and low ulcer recurrence rates, with a low rate of complications and an acceptable re-intervention rate.
The reproducibility of C when deciding medical indication for treatment is moderate. This may be due to inherent difficulties in the CEAP, lack of specific training, or the simultaneous assessment of reimbursement that may influence the clinical classification.
Background: The aims of this study were to describe the surgical management of acute cholecystitis (AC) in a well-defined population-based patient cohort, in particular adherence to and outcome of the early open/laparoscopic cholecystectomy (EC/ELC) strategy. Methods: The medical records of all patients residing in Stockholm County who were treated for AC during 2003 and 2008 were reviewed according to a standardized protocol. Results: In 2003, 799 patients were admitted 850 times for AC, and the respective figures for 2008 were 833 and 919. The number of patients who underwent EC/ELC increased from 42.9% in 2003 to 47.4% in 2008. In multivariate regression analysis adjusting for age, gender, severity of cholecystitis, maximal CRP and maximal WBC, EC/ELC was associated with shorter operation time but higher perioperative blood loss when compared to delayed open/laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DC/DLC). The odds ratio for completing the procedure laparoscopically was significantly higher in DC/DLC when adjusting for the same covariates. There were no significant differences in peri- or postoperative complications between the groups. Conclusion: Strategies should be implemented in order to secure a more evidence-based approach to the surgical treatment of AC.
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