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Gal M, Maya P, Ofer K, Mansoor K, Benyamine A, Boris K. Acute Appendicitis in the Elderly: A Nationwide Retrospective Analysis. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2139. [PMID: 38610904 PMCID: PMC11012554 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13072139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2024] [Revised: 02/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024] Open
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Background: Acute appendicitis (AA) in older individuals remains understudied. We aimed to assess AA characteristics in patients older than 60 years and evaluate the impact of comorbidities. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data from the American National Inpatient Sample between 2016 and 2019 to compare AA characteristics in patients younger and older than 60 years. Results: Of the 538,400 patients included, 27.5% were older than 60 years. Younger patients had a higher appendectomy rate (p < 0.01), while the complicated appendicitis rate was higher in older patients. Superficial wound infection, systemic infection, and mortality rates were higher in older patients (p < 0.01). Risk factors for superficial wound infection in patients younger than 60 years included cerebrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, heart failure, and obesity, whereas only heart failure was a risk factor in older patients. Risk factors for systemic infection in young patients included hypertension, heart failure, obesity, and diabetes mellitus, while in older patients they included hypertension, heart failure, and obesity. Complicated appendicitis was not a risk factor for infections in either group. Conclusions: This study highlights a higher incidence of AA in older individuals than previously reported, with comorbidities posing differing risks for infections between age groups.
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- Malkiely Gal
- Division of Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 38100, Israel
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Schneider Children’s Medical Center, Petah Tikva 4920235, Israel;
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- Division of Cardiology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 38100, Israel
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- Department of Major Trauma, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK
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- Hospital Administration Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 38100, Israel;
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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- Division of Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera 38100, Israel
- Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 31096, Israel
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Matsui Y, Yao S, Ishikawa K, Homma S, Hosokawa S, Murakami T, Kan T, Nakajima S, Harada T, Arii S. Simplified risk stratification in early cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis based on age: A report from an institution with zero mortality. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2024; 31:89-98. [PMID: 37767887 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.1378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The existing risk stratification for early cholecystectomy in patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) is complex. This study aims to establish a simpler risk assessment for surgical complications after cholecystectomy based on age group. METHODS This single-center retrospective observational study enrolled 350 patients diagnosed with AC who underwent early cholecystectomy within 72 h of diagnosis from 2013 to 2021. Patients were divided into three subgroups based on age: young (<65 years), elderly (65-79 years), and very elderly (≥80 years). Since no mortality was observed, risk factors for the Clavien-Dindo (CD) grade ≥ II complications were identified within the entire cohort and in each subgroup. RESULTS There were 120 young, 130 elderly, and 100 very elderly patients. The overall prevalence of complications with CD grade ≥ II was 11.1%. Age and Tokyo Guidelines 18 (TG18) severity were independent risk factors for surgical complications in the whole cohort. Subgroup analysis revealed that there was no independent risk factor in the young group. Meanwhile, age and poor physical status were independent risk factors in the elderly group, and TG18 severity in the very elderly group. CONCLUSION Evaluation of only age, physical status, and TG18 severity may be sufficient for risk stratification of surgical complications of AC.
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- Yugo Matsui
- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center West Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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Lee CE, Lee SJ, Moon JI, Choi IS, Yoon DS, Choi WJ, Lee SE, Sung NS, Kwon SU, Bae IE, Roh SJ, Kim SG. Acute cholecystitis in old adults: the impact of advanced age on the clinical characteristics of the disease and on the surgical outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. BMC Gastroenterol 2023; 23:328. [PMID: 37749524 PMCID: PMC10521416 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-02954-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Impact of advanced age on disease characteristics of acute cholecystitis (AC), and surgical outcomes after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has not been established. METHODS This single-center retrospective study included patients who underwent LC for AC between April 2010 and December 2020. We analyzed the disease characteristics and surgical outcomes according to age: Group 1 (age < 60 years), Group 2 (60 ≤ age < 80 years), and Group 3 (age ≥ 80 years). Risk factors for complications were assessed using logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Of the 1,876 patients (809 [43.1%] women), 723 were in Group 1, 867 in Group 2, and 286 in Group 3. With increasing age, the severity of AC and combined common bile duct stones increased. Group 3 demonstrated significantly worse surgical outcomes when compared to Group 1 and 2 for overall (4.0 vs. 9.1 vs. 18.9%, p < 0.001) and serious complications (1.2 vs. 4.2 vs. 8.0%, p < 0.001), length of hospital stay (2.78 vs. 3.72 vs. 5.87 days, p < 0.001), and open conversion (0.1 vs. 1.0 vs. 2.1%, p = 0.007). Incidental gallbladder cancer was also the most common in Group 3 (0.3 vs. 1.5 vs. 3.1%, p = 0.001). In the multivariate analysis, body mass index < 18.5, moderate/severe AC, and albumin < 2.5 g/dL were significant risk factors for serious complications in Group 3. CONCLUSION Advanced age was associated with severe AC, worse surgical outcomes, and a higher rate of incidental gallbladder cancer following LC. Therefore, in patients over 80 years of age with AC, especially those with poor nutritional status and high severity grading, urgent surgery should be avoided, and surgery should be performed after sufficient supportive care to restore nutritional status before LC.
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- Cho Eun Lee
- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea.
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, 158, Gwanjeodong-ro, Seo-gu, 35365, Daejeon, South Korea
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Ramírez-Giraldo C, Rosas-Morales C, Vásquez F, Isaza-Restrepo A, Ibáñez-Pinilla M, Vargas-Rubiano S, Vargas-Barato F. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in super elderly (> 90 years of age): safety and outcomes. Surg Endosc 2023:10.1007/s00464-023-10048-3. [PMID: 37093280 PMCID: PMC10338395 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-023-10048-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nonagenarian patients are an age group in progressive growth. In this age group, indications for surgical procedures, including cholecystectomy, will be increasingly frequent, as biliary pathology and its complications are frequent in this population group. The main objective of this study was to analyze the safety and outcomes of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients older than 90 years. METHODS A retrospective observational cohort study was designed. This study involved 600 patients that were classified in 4 age groups for analysis (under 50 years, 50-69 years, 70-89 years, and over 90 years). Demographic, clinical, paraclinics, surgical, and outcome variables were compared according to age group. A multivariate analysis, which included variables considered clinically relevant, was performed to identify factors associated with mortality and complications classified with the Clavien-Dindo scale. RESULTS The patients evaluated had a median age of 65.0 (IQR 34.0) years and there was a female predominance (61.8%). A higher complication rate, conversion rate, subtotal cholecystectomy rate, and prolonged hospital stay were found in nonagenarians. The overall mortality rate was 1.6%. Mortality in the age group over 90 years was 6.8%. Regression models showed that age over 90 years (RR 4.6 CI95% 1.07-20.13), presence of cholecystitis (RR 8.2 CI95% 1.29-51.81), and time from admission to cholecystectomy (RR 1.2 CI95% 1.10-1.40) were the variables that presented statistically significant differences as risk factors for mortality. CONCLUSION Cholecystectomy in nonagenarian patients has a higher rate of complications, conversion rate, subtotal cholecystectomy rate, and mortality. Therefore, an adequate perioperative assessment is necessary to optimize comorbidities and improve outcomes. Also, it is important to know the greatest risk for informed consent and choose the surgical equipment and schedule of the procedure.
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- Camilo Ramírez-Giraldo
- Hospital Universitario Mayor - Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia.
- Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia.
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- Hospital Universitario Mayor - Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia
- Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Hospital Universitario Mayor - Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia
- Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Hospital Universitario Mayor - Méderi, Bogotá, Colombia
- Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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Rubio-García JJ, Velilla Vico D, Villodre Tudela C, Irurzun López J, Contreras Padilla D, Alcázar López C, Carbonell Morote S, Ramia-Ángel JM. Impact of percutaneous cholecystostomy in the management of acute cholecystitis: a retrospective cohort study at a tertiary center. Updates Surg 2023:10.1007/s13304-023-01499-3. [PMID: 36991301 PMCID: PMC10054213 DOI: 10.1007/s13304-023-01499-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/31/2023]
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard for the treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC). Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) for management of AC is increasing; safe and less invasive than laparoscopic cholecystectomy and is very useful in selected patients with severe comorbidities, not suitable for surgery/general anesthesia. We conducted a retrospective observational study between 2016 and 2021 of patients treated with PC for AC, based on the application of the Tokyo guidelines 13/18. The aim was to analyse the clinical results and management of PC in patients undergoing elective or emergency cholecystectomy. Subsequently, a retrospective analytical study was designed to compare various cohorts: elective or emergency surgery and management with PC alone; patients with/without a high surgical risk; and elective vs emergency surgery. Hundred and ninety five patients with AC were treated with PC. Mean age was 74 years, 59.5% were ASA class III/IV, and the mean Charlson comorbidity index was 5.5. Adherence to Tokyo guidelines regarding indication of PC was 50.8%. The rate of complications associated to PC was 12.3% and the 90-day mortality rate was 14.4%. Mean length of time using PC was 10.7 days. Emergency surgery was performed in 4.6%. The overall success rate using PC was 66.7%, and the 1-year readmission rate due to biliary complications after PC was 28.2%. The rate of scheduled cholecystectomy after PC was 22.6%. Conversion to laparotomy and open approach was more frequent in patients who underwent emergency surgery (p = 0.009). No differences were found in 90-day mortality or in the complication rate. PC achieves improvements in the inflammation and infection associated with AC. In our series, it proved to be an effective and safe treatment during the acute episode of AC. Mortality in patients treated with PC is high due to their older age, greater morbidity, and higher Charlson comorbidity index scores. After PC, emergency surgery is uncommon but readmission due to biliary events is high. Cholecystectomy after PC is the definitive treatment and the laparoscopic approach is feasible. Clinical trial registery: The study was registered in the public accessible database clinicaltrials.gov with the ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT05153031. Public release date: 12/09/2021.
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- J J Rubio-García
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Alicante, Spain.
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
- , Alicante, Spain.
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Alicante, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Alicante, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Alicante, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Alicante, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Alicante, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Alicante, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante, Servicio de Cirugía General y Aparato Digestivo, Alicante, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain
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Surgeons have hesitated early cholecystectomy because of cardiovascular comorbidities during adoption of guidelines. Sci Rep 2022; 12:502. [PMID: 35017567 PMCID: PMC8752855 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-04479-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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The introduction of the guidelines has resulted in an increase of laparoscopic surgeries performed, but the rate of early surgery was still low. Here, the initial effect of the introduction of the guideline was confirmed in single center, and factors disturbing early cholecystectomy were analyzed. This study included 141 patients who were treated for acute cholecystitis from January 2010 to October 2014 at Kanazawa Medical Center. Each patient was assigned into a group according to when they received treatment. Patients in Group A were treated before the Tokyo Guidelines were introduced (n = 48 cases), those in Group B were treated after the introduction of the guidelines (93 cases). After the introduction of the guidelines, early laparoscopic cholecystectomy was significantly increased (P < 0.001), however, the rate of early operations was still 38.7% only. There are many cases with cardiovascular disease in delayed group, the prevalence had reached 50% as compared with early group of 24% (P < 0.01). Approximately 25% of patients continued antiplatelet or anticoagulant therapy. In the early days of guidelines introduction, the factor which most disturbed early surgery was the coexistence of cardiovascular disease. These contents could be described in the next revision of the guidelines.
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The Impact of Incentive Spirometry on Shoulder Tip Pain in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. SURGICAL LAPAROSCOPY, ENDOSCOPY & PERCUTANEOUS TECHNIQUES 2021; 32:14-20. [PMID: 34570072 DOI: 10.1097/sle.0000000000001012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Shoulder pain is among the early postlaparoscopic symptoms related to carbon dioxide used for pneumoperitoneum, which remains in the abdominal cavity. Therefore, incentive spirometry (IS) is a novel technique to alleviate this pain following laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). The present study was designed to investigate if the use of IS after LC would relieve shoulder tip pain, and determine the amount of postoperative opioid analgesics utilized. MATERIALS AND METHODS This randomized clinical trial was conducted on patients who were clinically diagnosed with cholecystitis, and underwent LC. Accordingly, group I patients (n=42) received IS (including 10 deep breaths with a spirometer in sitting or semisitting positions) in full consciousness every 2 hours starting at 2 hours after surgery, but group II patients (n=42) did not have respiratory physiotherapy. The postoperative shoulder pain after the surgery was further evaluated by a numerical rating scale (NRS). RESULTS At 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 hours following LC, the NRS pain scores significantly reduced in group I compared with group II. In addition, the results of the repeated measures analysis of variance indicated significantly lower NRS pain scores within the first 48 hours after LC in group I compared with group II. Consequently, the study findings showed a significantly higher percentage of cases in group II, requiring postoperative analgesics, in comparison with group I. CONCLUSIONS IS decreased the severity of shoulder tip pain after LC with no complications. Thus, IS may be considered as a viable alternative to other laparoscopic interventions. However, still further studies are necessary to evaluate its efficacy compared with other techniques.
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Parra-Membrives P, García-Vico A, Martínez-Baena D, Lorente-Herce JM, Jiménez-Riera G. Long-term outcome of patients with biliary pancreatitis not undergoing cholecystectomy. A retrospective study. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2021; 114:96-102. [PMID: 33947191 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2021.7891/2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Most acute pancreatitis are of biliary origin and undergoing a cholecystectomy is recommended to prevent recurrence. However, some patients will never be referred to surgery. We reviewed the long-term follow-up of these group of patients Methods All cases of biliary pancreatitis presented from January 2015 to December 2017 that did not receive a cholecystectomy were analyzed. Epidemiologic data and Charlson comorbidity Index (CCI) were recorded. Recurrent episodes of pancreatitis or biliary events and mortality during the follow-up period was recorded. Results A total of 104 patients were included in the study (30.4% of all biliary pancreatitis). Median age was 82 years (range 27-96). Average CCI was 5 (range 0-18). The median follow-up period was 37 months (range 1-70). A total of 41 patients (39.4%) had gallstone-related complications. Twenty-three patients (22,1%) had recurrent pancreatitis and 34 (32,7%) developed biliary events. Decease occurred in 25 patients during follow-up (24%) but only 6 (5,8%) were due to gallstone-related complications. Non-related mortality was 15.5% in patients who refused surgery and 25% if high comorbidity patients. CONCLUSION Patients that are not cholecystectomized are at high risk for biliary event and pancreatitis recurrence. Conservative treatment and surgical abstention should be individualized and reserved to high comorbid patients with short life expectancy.
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Valme University Hospital, España
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Gulati R, Rustagi T. Bouncing off the balloon: A new trick for selective cystic duct cannulation. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2020; 28:e8-e10. [PMID: 32372502 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Selective cannulation of the cystic duct for endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage can be challenging in cases with a caudally branching cystic duct. Gulati and Rustagi describe a novel and simple technique in which a guidewire is bounced off a stone extraction balloon and redirected into the cystic duct.
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- Rishabh Gulati
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA
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Maruta A, Iwata K, Iwashita T, Yoshida K, Ando N, Toda K, Mukai T, Shimizu M. Factors affecting technical success of endoscopic transpapillary gallbladder drainage for acute cholecystitis. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2020; 27:429-436. [DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Akinori Maruta
- Department of Gastroenterology Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine Gifu University Hospital Gifu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Gifu Prefectural General Medical Center Gifu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Gifu Chuno Kosei Hospital Gifu Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology Gifu Municipal Hospital Gifu Japan
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- First Department of Internal Medicine Gifu University Hospital Gifu Japan
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