“…The morbidity and mortality rates are as high as 13%–88%. 1 , 2 Currently, treatment options for patients with AOSC and septic shock include active anti-shock and antibiotics, early biliary decompression, bile drainage, and the release of obstruction. 3 In the past, surgery was the main treatment option for AOSC, including a common bile duct incision with pus drainage to remove gallstones and relieve biliary obstruction; however, it was found that patients with AOSC combined with septic shock had morbidity and mortality rates ranging from 20% to 40%.…”