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Aranda-Nárvaez JM, Fernández-Galeano P, Romacho-López L, Cabrera-Serna I, Titos-García A, Mirón-Fernández I, Santoyo-Santoyo J. Improving early cholecystectomy rate in acute cholecystitis with an evidence-based local multidisciplinary protocol and a surgical audit: single-center experience through an Acute Care Surgery Division. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2024; 409:131. [PMID: 38634929 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-024-03305-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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PURPOSE To analyze if, after implementation of an evidence-based local multidisciplinary protocol for acute cholecystitis (AC), an intermediate surgical audit could improve early cholecystectomy (EC) rate and other therapeutic indicators. METHODS Longitudinal cohort study at a tertiary center. The local protocol, promoted, created, and periodically revised by the Acute Care Surgery Unit (ACSu) was updated and approved on March 2019. A specific registry was prospectively fulfilled with demographics, comorbidity, type of presentation, diagnostic items, therapeutic decision, and clinical course, considering both non-operative management (NOM) or cholecystectomy, early and delayed (EC and DC). Phase 1: April 2019-April 2021. A critical analysis and a surgical audit with the participation of all the involved Departments were then performed, especially focusing on improving global EC rate, considered primary outcome. Phase 2: May 2021-May 2023. Software SPSS 23.0 was used to compare data between phases. RESULTS Initial EC rate was significantly higher on Phase 2 (39.3%vs52.5%, p < 0.004), as a significantly inferior rate of patients were initially bailed out from EC to NOM because of comorbidity (14.4%vs8%, p < 0.02) and grade II with severe inflammatory signs (7%vs3%, p < 0.04). A higher percentage of patients was recovered for EC after an initial decision of NOM on Phase 2, but without reaching statistical significance (21.8%vs29.2%, n.s.). Global EC rate significantly increased between phases (52.5%vs66.3%, p < 0.002) without increasing morbidity and mortality. A significant minor percentage of elective cholecystectomies after AC episodes had to be performed on Phase 2 (14%vs6.7%, p < 0.009). Complex EC and those indicated after readmission or NOM failure were usually performed by the ACSu staff. CONCLUSION To adequately follow up the implementation of a local protocol for AC healthcare, registering and periodically analyzing data allow to perform intermediate surgical audits, useful to improve therapeutic indicators, especially EC rate. AC constitutes an ideal model to work with an ACSu.
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- J M Aranda-Nárvaez
- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain.
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain.
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain
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- Trauma and Emergency Surgery Division, General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain
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- General, Digestive and Transplantation Surgery Department, University Regional Hospital, Malaga, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, Malaga University, Malaga, Spain
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Feuerwerker S, Kambli R, Grinberg D, Malhotra A, An G. Management of acute cholecystitis in patients on anti-thrombotic therapy: A single center experience. Surg Open Sci 2023; 16:94-97. [PMID: 37808421 PMCID: PMC10551647 DOI: 10.1016/j.sopen.2023.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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Background Acute cholecystitis in patients on anti-thrombotic therapy (ATT) presents a clinical dilemma at the intersection between conflicting guidelines, specifically between timing of early operative management (OM) versus time-to-reversal of certain ATT agents. With growing recognition that nonoperative management (NOM) is associated with considerable morbidity, and evidence in the literature that early OM in patients on ATT is safe, we reviewed our own practice to examine how we addressed these conflicting guidelines. Materials and methods We performed a retrospective review of patients with acute cholecystitis between December 2017 and March 2022. Patients were classified as ATT or non-ATT; ATT patients were subdivided into anticoagulation (AC) and antiplatelet (AP) groups. Rates of OM were compared. Results 502 patients with acute cholecystitis were identified, 464 non-ATT and 38 ATT. 30 ATT patients were on AC, 7 on AP, and 1 on both. Non-ATT patients were significantly more likely to receive OM at index presentation compared to those on ATT: 89.9 % vs 63.2 % (p < 0.05). Subgroup analysis of the ATT group showed AP patients were significantly less likely to receive OM compared to those on AC, 12.5 % vs 77 % (p < 0.05). Conclusions At our institution, patients on ATT were significantly less likely to undergo OM for acute cholecystitis compared with non-ATT patients. Those on AC received OM significantly more than patients on AP. Further study is needed to better define the management of this growing population so that acute cholecystitis guidelines might address this issue in the future.
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- Solomon Feuerwerker
- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Vermont Medical Center, 111 Colchester Ave, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
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Index Admission Cholecystectomy for Biliary Colic Precludes the Risk of Readmissions with Biliary Complications and should be Standard Treatment. World J Surg 2023; 47:658-665. [PMID: 36525063 PMCID: PMC9756717 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-022-06847-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Emergency biliary colic admissions can be managed with an index or elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Opting to perform an elective LC may have significant repercussions such as the risk of readmissions before operation with further attacks or with biliary complications (e.g. cholecystitis, pancreatitis, choledocholithiasis). The risk of readmission and biliary complications in patients admitted with biliary colic but scheduled for elective surgery has never been investigated. The secondary aim was to compare rates of peri-operative morbidity between the index admission, elective and readmission LC cohorts. METHOD All patients admitted with a diagnosis of biliary colic over a 5-year period and proceeding to LC were included in the study (n = 441). The risk of being readmitted and suffering further morbidity whilst awaiting elective LC was investigated. Peri-operative morbidity was compared between the index admission, elective and readmitted LC groups using univariate and multivariate analysis. RESULTS Following a biliary colic admission, the risk of readmission whilst awaiting elective LC is significant (2 months-25%; 10 months-48%). In this group, the risks of subsequent biliary complications (18.0%) and the requirement for ERCP (6.5%) were significant. Patients who are readmitted before LC, suffer a more complicated peri-operative course (longer total length of stay, higher post-operative complications, imaging and readmission). DISCUSSION Index admission LC for biliary colic avoids the significant risk of readmission and biliary complications before surgery and should be the gold standard. Readmitted patients are likely to have higher rates of peri-operative adverse outcomes. Patients should be counselled about these risks.
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Oji K, Otowa Y, Yamazaki Y, Arai K, Mii Y, Kakinoki K, Nakamura T, Kuroda D. Taking antithrombic therapy during emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis does not affect the postoperative outcomes: a propensity score matched study. BMC Surg 2022; 22:42. [PMID: 35120469 PMCID: PMC8817483 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-022-01501-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Continuing antithrombic therapy (ATT) during surgery increases the risk of bleeding. However, it is difficult to discontinue the ATT in emergency surgery. Therefore, safety of emergency laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) for acute cholecystitis (AC) is still unclear. We aimed to clarify the affect of ATT during emergency LC for AC. METHODS Patients with AC were classified into ATT group (n = 30) and non-ATT group (n = 120). Postoperative outcomes were compared after propensity score matching (n = 22). RESULTS Higher level of c-reactive protein level and shorter activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) was observed in ATT group than in non-ATT group after matching. No significant difference was found between other patient characteristics and perioperative results. Blood loss over 100 mL was observed in 8 patients. Multivariate analyze showed that APTT was an independent risk factor for bleeding over 100 mL (P = 0.039), while ACT and APT was not. CONCLUSIONS Taking ATT does not affect the blood loss or complications during emergency LC for AC. Controlling intraoperative bleeding is essential for a safe postoperative outcome.
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- Kentaro Oji
- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan. .,Radiation Biology Branch, National Cancer Institute, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kita-Harima Medical Center, 926-250 Ichiba-cho, Ono, Hyogo, 675-1392, Japan
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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: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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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