1
|
Ovalle-Chao C, Guajardo-Nieto DA, Elizondo-Pereo RA. Performance of the predictive criteria of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in the diagnosis of choledocholithiasis at a secondary care public hospital in the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGIA DE MEXICO (ENGLISH) 2023; 88:322-332. [PMID: 35810095 DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2022.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION AND AIMS Currently there is no ideal diagnostic/therapeutic approach for patients with suspected choledocholithiasis. The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the performance of the criteria for predicting choledocholithiasis proposed by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) in 2019. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective study was conducted that included 352 patients seen at a secondary care public healthcare institution in Monterrey, Nuevo León, that treats an open population and does not have endoscopic ultrasound or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography at its disposal. RESULTS The most frequent predictor presented by the patients was abnormal liver function tests (90.63%), and with their use alone, sensitivity was higher than that of all the predictors analyzed (91.41%). In addition, the finding of common bile duct stones on ultrasound imaging was the only predictor independently associated with the confirmatory diagnosis of choledocholithiasis. Regarding the general performance of the 2019 criteria, the high-risk category had 68.75% sensitivity, 52.08% specificity, a positive predictive value of 79.28%, a negative predictive value of 38.46%, diagnostic accuracy of 64.20%, and a confirmatory diagnosis of choledocholithiasis in 79.28% of the patients of that risk category. CONCLUSIONS The study corroborated that the presence of choledocholithiasis could be predicted using the choledocholithiasis predictors and risk categories proposed by the ASGE, with acceptable accuracy, in accordance with the standards suggested by those same guidelines.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- C Ovalle-Chao
- Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital Metropolitano "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda", Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
| | - D A Guajardo-Nieto
- Departamento de Cirugía General, Hospital Metropolitano "Dr. Bernardo Sepúlveda", Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
| | - R A Elizondo-Pereo
- Departamento de Enseñanza e Investigación en Salud, Christus Muguerza Hospital Alta Especialidad, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Almaslamani A, Aldusari R, Arishi H, Alaamri A, Almudaiheem F, Almutairi S, Alshuraymi A, El-Boghdadly S. Compliance to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography according to current guidelines and adverse outcomes of suspected choledocholithiasis in an acute care setting. Surg Endosc 2022; 36:5602-5609. [PMID: 35277770 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-022-09113-0] [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: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Common bile duct (CBD) stones are common among patients who underwent cholecystectomy. However, few studies have investigated the compliance with the guidelines for the prediction of choledochlithiasis (CL). Therefore, we aim to study the compliance with the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) guidelines for the identification of CL in a major hospital in Saudi Arabia's capital. METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review on adult patients admitted to emergency department at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh with gallstones between January 2016 and January 2019. Our data collection includes demographics and level of suspicion based on Transabdominal Ultrasound, liver function, amylase, and lipase tests. We then determined the likelihood of CL based on ASGE guidelines in order to assess the adherence to ASGE guidelines, the procedure's outcomes and adverse outcomes. RESULTS We identified 826 patients who met the study's criteria: 384 (46.4%) were compliant, while 442 (53.6%) were non-compliant with ASGE guidelines. There was a significant association between compliance and the presence of stones on ERCP in high likelihood patients. 48 (21.3%) of total ERCP procedures among all the likelihoods had adverse outcomes. 13 (40.6%) of non-compliant ERCP performed in intermediate likelihood have experienced adverse outcomes. There was a significant association between having adverse outcomes and being non-complaint with ASGE guidelines. CONCLUSION Despite ASGE guidelines' recommendations, a third of high likelihood cases and the majority of intermediate likelihood cases were non-compliant. Additionally, the current guidelines for the intermediate group are somewhat vague, giving ample leeway for patients to be placed in the intermediate group, which might subject them to unnecessary interventions. To conclude, there was a great lack of compliance with ASGE guidelines that is significantly associated with adverse outcomes. Hence, reassessing the current guidelines and monitoring healthcare facilities' compliance with the updated guidelines is highly recommended.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Abdulrahman Almaslamani
- College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, 7265 Alnahdah District, Shabwah street, Riyadh, 13221-3122, Saudi Arabia.
| | - Rakan Aldusari
- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Hassan Arishi
- King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ahmed Alaamri
- College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
| | | | - Sami Almutairi
- College of Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
| | - Abdulhakim Alshuraymi
- College of Medicine, AlMaarefa University, 7265 Alnahdah District, Shabwah street, Riyadh, 13221-3122, Saudi Arabia
| | | |
Collapse
|
3
|
Pisano M, Allievi N, Gurusamy K, Borzellino G, Cimbanassi S, Boerna D, Coccolini F, Tufo A, Di Martino M, Leung J, Sartelli M, Ceresoli M, Maier RV, Poiasina E, De Angelis N, Magnone S, Fugazzola P, Paolillo C, Coimbra R, Di Saverio S, De Simone B, Weber DG, Sakakushev BE, Lucianetti A, Kirkpatrick AW, Fraga GP, Wani I, Biffl WL, Chiara O, Abu-Zidan F, Moore EE, Leppäniemi A, Kluger Y, Catena F, Ansaloni L. 2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute calculus cholecystitis. World J Emerg Surg 2020; 15:61. [PMID: 33153472 PMCID: PMC7643471 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-020-00336-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acute calculus cholecystitis (ACC) has a high incidence in the general population. The presence of several areas of uncertainty, along with the availability of new evidence, prompted the current update of the 2016 WSES (World Society of Emergency Surgery) Guidelines on ACC. MATERIALS AND METHODS The WSES president appointed four members as a scientific secretariat, four members as an organization committee and four members as a scientific committee, choosing them from the expert affiliates of WSES. Relevant key questions were constructed, and the task force produced drafts of each section based on the best scientific evidence from PubMed and EMBASE Library; recommendations were developed in order to answer these key questions. The quality of evidence and strength of recommendations were reviewed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) criteria (see https://www.gradeworkinggroup.org/ ). All the statements were presented, discussed and voted upon during the Consensus Conference at the 6th World Congress of the World Society of Emergency Surgery held in Nijmegen (NL) in May 2019. A revised version of the statements was voted upon via an online questionnaire until consensus was reached. RESULTS The pivotal role of surgery is confirmed, including in high-risk patients. When compared with the WSES 2016 guidelines, the role of gallbladder drainage is reduced, despite the considerable technical improvements available. Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy (ELC) should be the standard of care whenever possible, even in subgroups of patients who are considered fragile, such as the elderly; those with cardiac disease, renal disease and cirrhosis; or those who are generally at high risk for surgery. Subtotal cholecystectomy is safe and represents a valuable option in cases of difficult gallbladder removal. CONCLUSIONS, KNOWLEDGE GAPS AND RESEARCH RECOMMENDATIONS ELC has a central role in the management of patients with ACC. The value of surgical treatment for high-risk patients should lead to a distinction between high-risk patients and patients who are not suitable for surgery. Further evidence on the role of clinical judgement and the use of clinical scores as adjunctive tools to guide treatment of high-risk patients and patients who are not suitable for surgery is required. The development of local policies for safe laparoscopic cholecystectomy is recommended.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Michele Pisano
- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Niccolò Allievi
- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Kurinchi Gurusamy
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
| | | | | | - Djamila Boerna
- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
| | - Federico Coccolini
- General Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
| | - Andrea Tufo
- HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
| | | | - Jeffrey Leung
- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
| | | | - Marco Ceresoli
- Department of General and Emergency Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
| | - Ronald V. Maier
- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Centre, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
| | - Elia Poiasina
- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Nicola De Angelis
- Unit of Digestive and HPB Surgery, CARE Department, Henri Mondor Hospital and University Paris-Est, Creteil, France
| | - Stefano Magnone
- General Surgery I, ASST Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Paola Fugazzola
- General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
| | - Ciro Paolillo
- Emergency Room Brescia Spedali Civili General Hospital, Brescia, Italy
| | - Raul Coimbra
- Comparative Effectiveness and Clinical Outcomes Research Center-CECORC, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, CA USA
| | | | - Belinda De Simone
- Department of General Surgery, Azienda USL-IRCSS di Reggio Emilia, Guastalla Hospital, Guastalla, Italy
| | - Dieter G. Weber
- Department of General Surgery Royal Perth Hospital, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
| | - Boris E. Sakakushev
- Research Institute at Medical University Plovdiv/University Hospital St George, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
| | | | - Andrew W. Kirkpatrick
- General, Acute Care, Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, and Trauma Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, AB Canada
| | - Gustavo P. Fraga
- Division of Trauma Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP Brazil
| | - Imitaz Wani
- Department of Surgery, Sheri-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar, India
| | | | - Osvaldo Chiara
- General Surgery Trauma Team ASST-GOM Niguarda, Milan, Italy
| | - Fikri Abu-Zidan
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
| | - Ernest E. Moore
- Ernest E Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, Denver, CO USA
| | - Ari Leppäniemi
- Abdominal Center Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
| | - Yoram Kluger
- Department of General Surgery, the Rambam Academic Hospital, Haifa, Israel
| | - Fausto Catena
- Emergency Surgery, University Parma Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Luca Ansaloni
- General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Pisano M, Ceresoli M, Cimbanassi S, Gurusamy K, Coccolini F, Borzellino G, Costa G, Allievi N, Amato B, Boerma D, Calcagno P, Campanati L, Campanile FC, Casati A, Chiara O, Crucitti A, di Saverio S, Filauro M, Gabrielli F, Guttadauro A, Kluger Y, Magnone S, Merli C, Poiasina E, Puzziello A, Sartelli M, Catena F, Ansaloni L. 2017 WSES and SICG guidelines on acute calcolous cholecystitis in elderly population. World J Emerg Surg 2019; 14:10. [PMID: 30867674 PMCID: PMC6399945 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-019-0224-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Gallstone disease is very common afflicting 20 million people in the USA. In Europe, the overall incidence of gallstone disease is 18.8% in women and 9.5% in men. The frequency of gallstones related disease increases by age. The elderly population is increasing worldwide. Aim The present guidelines aims to report the results of the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) and Italian Surgical Society for Elderly (SICG) consensus conference on acute calcolous cholecystitis (ACC) focused on elderly population. Material and methods The 2016 WSES guidelines on ACC were used as baseline; six questions have been used to investigate the particularities in elderly population; the answers have been developed in terms of differences compared to the general population and to statements of the 2016 WSES Guidelines. The Consensus Conference discusses, voted, and modified the statements. International experts contributed in the elaboration of final statements and evaluation of the level of scientific evidences. Results The quality of the studies available decreases when we approach ACC in elderly. Same admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be suggested for elderly people with ACC; frailty scores as well as clinical and surgical risk scores could be adopted but no general consensus exist. The role of cholecystostomy is uncertain. Discussion and conclusions The evaluation of pro and cons for surgery or for alternative treatments in elderly suffering of ACC is more complex than in young people; also, the oldest old age is not a contraindication for surgery; however, a larger use of frailty and surgical risk scores could contribute to reach the best clinical judgment by the surgeon. The present guidelines offer the opportunity to share with the scientific community a baseline for future researches and discussion.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Michele Pisano
- 1st Surgical Unit, Department of Emergency, Papa Giovanni Hospital XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Marco Ceresoli
- 2General Surgery Department, Milano-Bicocca University, School of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy
| | | | - Kurinchi Gurusamy
- 4Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, London, UK
| | - Federico Coccolini
- 5General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
| | | | - Gianluca Costa
- 7Surgical and Medical Department of Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea Teaching Hospital, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
| | - Niccolò Allievi
- 1st Surgical Unit, Department of Emergency, Papa Giovanni Hospital XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Bruno Amato
- 8Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Medical School, Naples, Italy
| | - Djamila Boerma
- 9Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
| | - Pietro Calcagno
- 1st Surgical Unit, Department of Emergency, Papa Giovanni Hospital XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Luca Campanati
- 1st Surgical Unit, Department of Emergency, Papa Giovanni Hospital XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
| | | | | | - Osvaldo Chiara
- 3Milano Trauma Network, ASST Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
| | - Antonio Crucitti
- 12General and Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit, Cristo Re Hospital, Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome, Italy
| | - Salomone di Saverio
- 13Cambridge Colorectal Unit, Box 201,Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, UK
| | - Marco Filauro
- 14E.O.Ospedale Galliera di Genova, SC Chirurgia generale ed epatobiliopancreatica, Genova, Italy
| | - Francesco Gabrielli
- 2General Surgery Department, Milano-Bicocca University, School of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy
| | - Angelo Guttadauro
- 2General Surgery Department, Milano-Bicocca University, School of Medicine and Surgery, Monza, Italy
| | - Yoram Kluger
- Department of General Surgery, Division of Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
| | - Stefano Magnone
- 1st Surgical Unit, Department of Emergency, Papa Giovanni Hospital XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Cecilia Merli
- 16Unit of Emergency Medicine Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
| | - Elia Poiasina
- 1st Surgical Unit, Department of Emergency, Papa Giovanni Hospital XXIII, Bergamo, Italy
| | - Alessandro Puzziello
- 17General and Day Surgery Unit, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
| | | | - Fausto Catena
- Department of Emergency Surgery, Parma Maggiore Hospital, Parma, Italy
| | - Luca Ansaloni
- 6Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Vukicevic AM, Stojadinovic M, Radovic M, Djordjevic M, Cirkovic BA, Pejovic T, Jovicic G, Filipovic N. Automated development of artificial neural networks for clinical purposes: Application for predicting the outcome of choledocholithiasis surgery. Comput Biol Med 2016; 75:80-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2016.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2015] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/24/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
|
6
|
Ansaloni L, Pisano M, Coccolini F, Peitzmann AB, Fingerhut A, Catena F, Agresta F, Allegri A, Bailey I, Balogh ZJ, Bendinelli C, Biffl W, Bonavina L, Borzellino G, Brunetti F, Burlew CC, Camapanelli G, Campanile FC, Ceresoli M, Chiara O, Civil I, Coimbra R, De Moya M, Di Saverio S, Fraga GP, Gupta S, Kashuk J, Kelly MD, Koka V, Jeekel H, Latifi R, Leppaniemi A, Maier RV, Marzi I, Moore F, Piazzalunga D, Sakakushev B, Sartelli M, Scalea T, Stahel PF, Taviloglu K, Tugnoli G, Uraneus S, Velmahos GC, Wani I, Weber DG, Viale P, Sugrue M, Ivatury R, Kluger Y, Gurusamy KS, Moore EE. 2016 WSES guidelines on acute calculous cholecystitis. World J Emerg Surg 2016; 11:25. [PMID: 27307785 PMCID: PMC4908702 DOI: 10.1186/s13017-016-0082-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Acute calculus cholecystitis is a very common disease with several area of uncertainty. The World Society of Emergency Surgery developed extensive guidelines in order to cover grey areas. The diagnostic criteria, the antimicrobial therapy, the evaluation of associated common bile duct stones, the identification of “high risk” patients, the surgical timing, the type of surgery, and the alternatives to surgery are discussed. Moreover the algorithm is proposed: as soon as diagnosis is made and after the evaluation of choledocholitiasis risk, laparoscopic cholecystectomy should be offered to all patients exception of those with high risk of morbidity or mortality. These Guidelines must be considered as an adjunctive tool for decision but they are not substitute of the clinical judgement for the individual patient.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- L Ansaloni
- General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
| | - M Pisano
- General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
| | - F Coccolini
- General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
| | - A B Peitzmann
- Department of Surgery, UPMC, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA USA
| | - A Fingerhut
- Department of Surgical Research, Medical Univeristy of Graz, Graz, Austria
| | - F Catena
- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery of the University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
| | - F Agresta
- Department of General Surgery, Adria Civil Hospital, Adria (RO), Italy
| | - A Allegri
- General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
| | - I Bailey
- University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
| | - Z J Balogh
- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
| | - C Bendinelli
- Department of Traumatology, John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Australia
| | - W Biffl
- Acute Care Surgery, Queen's Medical Center, School of Medicine of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI USA
| | - L Bonavina
- Department of Surgery, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, University of Milan Medical School, Milan, Italy
| | | | - F Brunetti
- Unit of Digestive, Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Henri Mondor Hospital AP-HP, Université Paris Est-UPEC, Créteil, France
| | - C C Burlew
- Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, USA
| | - G Camapanelli
- General Surgery - Day Surgery Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio, Insubria University, Milan, Italy
| | - F C Campanile
- Ospedale San Giovanni Decollato - Andosilla, Civita Castellana, Italy
| | - M Ceresoli
- General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
| | - O Chiara
- Emergency Department, Trauma Center, Niguarda Hospital, Milan, Italy
| | - I Civil
- Department of Surgery, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
| | - R Coimbra
- Division of Trauma, Surgical Critical Care, Burns, and Acute Care Surgery, University of California San Diego Health Sciences, San Diego, CA USA
| | - M De Moya
- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA USA
| | - S Di Saverio
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Maggiore Hospital Trauma Center, Bologna, Italy
| | - G P Fraga
- Division of Trauma Surgery, University of Campinas, Campinas, SP Brazil
| | - S Gupta
- Department of Surgery, Government Medical College, Chandigarh, India
| | - J Kashuk
- Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Assia Medical Group, Tel Aviv, Israel
| | - M D Kelly
- Acute Surgical Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT Australia
| | - V Koka
- Surgical Department, Mozyr City Hospital, Mozyr, Belarus
| | - H Jeekel
- Erasmus MC Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Holland Netherlands
| | - R Latifi
- University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA
| | | | - R V Maier
- Department of Surgery, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA USA
| | - I Marzi
- Department of Trauma, Hand, and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital, Goethe-University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
| | - F Moore
- Department of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL USA
| | - D Piazzalunga
- General Surgery I, Papa Giovanni XXIII Hospital, Piazza OMS 1, 24127 Bergamo, Italy
| | - B Sakakushev
- First General Surgery Clinic, University Hospital St. George/Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
| | - M Sartelli
- Department of Surgery, Macerata Hospital, Macerata, Italy
| | - T Scalea
- Shock Trauma Center, Critical Care Services, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
| | - P F Stahel
- Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, CO USA
| | - K Taviloglu
- Taviloglu Proctology Center, Istanbul, Turkey
| | - G Tugnoli
- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Maggiore Hospital Trauma Center, Bologna, Italy
| | - S Uraneus
- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
| | - G C Velmahos
- Emergency Surgery, and Surgical Critical Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
| | - I Wani
- DHS, Srinagar, Kashmir India
| | - D G Weber
- Trauma and General Surgery & The University of Western Australia, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia
| | - P Viale
- Infectious Disease Unit, Teaching Hospital, S. Orsola-Malpighi Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - M Sugrue
- Letterkenny University Hospital & Donegal Clinical Research Academy, Donegal, Ireland
| | - R Ivatury
- Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA USA
| | - Y Kluger
- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
| | - K S Gurusamy
- Royal Free Campus, University College London, London, UK
| | - E E Moore
- Taviloglu Proctology Center, Istanbul, Turkey
| |
Collapse
|
7
|
Al-Jiffry BO, Khayat S, Abdeen E, Hussain T, Yassin M. A scoring system for the prediction of choledocholithiasis: a prospective cohort study. Ann Saudi Med 2016; 36:57-63. [PMID: 26922689 PMCID: PMC6074271 DOI: 10.5144/0256-4947.2016.57] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Techniques for diagnosing choledocholithiasis pose significant morbidity and mortality risks. OBJECTIVES We aimed to develop and validate a clinical scoring system for predicting choledocholithiasis. DESIGN Data from a prospectively maintained database of all patients with gallstones. SETTING Patients were admitted to the general surgery department of a military hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS We enrolled consecutive patients with symptomatic gallstones, biliary pancreatitis, obstructive jaundice, or cholangitis, who subsequently underwent biochemical testing and ultrasonography. A predictive model was developed from a scoring system using their imaging and laboratory data. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) or intraoperative cholangiography were used for confirmatory diagnoses. The predictive efficacy of the scoring system was validated using a retrospective cohort of 272 patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Predictive accuracy of the scoring system. RESULTS We enrolled 155 patients in the development group. The common bile duct diameter, alkaline phosphatase of >=200 IU, elevated bilirubin levels, alanine transaminase of >=220 IU, and male age of >=50 years were significantly associated with choledocholithiasis and were included in the scoring system. Ninety-six patients (35%) had scores of >=8 (high risk), 86 patients (32%) had scores of 4-7 (intermediate risk), and 27 patients (10%) had scores of 1-3 (low risk). In the validation cohort, the positive predictive value for a score of >=8 was 91.7%, and the scoring system had an area under the curve of 0.896. CONCLUSION Scores of >=8 were strongly correlated with choledocholithiasis in the developmental and validation groups, which indicates that our scoring system may be useful for predicting the need for therapeutic ERCP. However, prospective validation in a large multicenter cohort is needed to fully understand the benefits of the system. LIMITATIONS The retrospective validation cohort might have introduced selection and observational biases. The study may have been underpowered because of the sample size of the developmental cohort. The delay between admission and the time of ERCP theoretically may have increased the number of negative ERCP results, but our false negative rate for ERCP was consistent with the previously reported rates.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Bilal O Al-Jiffry
- Dr. Bilal Omar Al-Jiffry, Taif University, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine and Medical Sciences, PO Box 888 Taif 21947, Saudi Arabia,
| | | | | | | | | |
Collapse
|
8
|
Abstract
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to develop and compare the predictive accuracy of classification and regression tree (CART) analysis with logistic regression (LR) for predicting common bile duct stones (CBDS) in patients subjected to laparoscopic cholecystectomy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively collected preoperative (demographic, biochemical, ultrasonographic) and intraoperative (intraoperative cholangiography, cystic duct diameter) data for 154 patients considered for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the department of General Surgery at Gornji Milanovac from 2013 through 2014. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were used to determine independent predictors of CBDS. The CART analysis was carried out using the predictors identified by LR analysis. Various measures for the assessment of risk prediction models were determined, such as predictive ability, accuracy, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve, and clinical utility using decision curve analysis. RESULTS The most decisive variable at the time of classification was the cystic duct diameter category, the alkaline phosphatase, and dangerous stones. The CART model was shown to have good discriminatory ability (93.9%). Accuracy was similar in both models, ranging from 92.9% in the CART model and 93.5% in the LR model. In decision curve analysis, the CART model outperformed the LR model. CONCLUSION We developed a user-friendly risk model that can successfully predict the presence of choledocholithiasis in patients planned for elective cholecystectomy. However, before recommending its use in clinical practice, a larger and more complete database should be used to further clarify the differences between models in terms of prediction of the CBDS.
Collapse
|
9
|
Al-Jiffry BO, Elfateh A, Chundrigar T, Othman B, AlMalki O, Rayza F, Niyaz H, Elmakhzangy H, Hatem M. Non-invasive assessment of choledocholithiasis in patients with gallstones and abnormal liver function. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19:5877-5882. [PMID: 24124333 PMCID: PMC3793142 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i35.5877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2013] [Revised: 04/15/2013] [Accepted: 06/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM: To find a non-invasive strategy for detecting choledocholithiasis before cholecystectomy, with an acceptable negative rate of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
METHODS: All patients with symptomatic gallstones were included in the study. Patients with abnormal liver functions and common bile duct abnormalities on ultrasound were referred for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Patients with normal ultrasound were referred to magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography. All those who had a negative magnetic resonance or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy with intraoperative cholangiography.
RESULTS: Seventy-eight point five percent of patients had laparoscopic cholecystectomy directly with no further investigations. Twenty-one point five percent had abnormal liver function tests, of which 52.8% had normal ultrasound results. This strategy avoided unnecessary magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in 47.2% of patients with abnormal liver function tests with a negative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography rate of 10%. It also avoided un-necessary endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in 35.2% of patients with abnormal liver function.
CONCLUSION: This strategy reduces the cost of the routine use of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography, in the diagnosis and treatment of common bile duct stones before laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Collapse
|