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Non-Operative Management of Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: How Effective is it?

Author Type(s)

Faculty, Resident/Fellow

DOI

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2023.07.019

Journal Title

American Journal of Surgery

First Page

668

Last Page

674

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2023

Department

Surgery

Keywords

Humans, Retrospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Cholecystostomy, Liver Cirrhosis, Cholecystitis, Acute, Anti-Bacterial Agents

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Nonoperative management (NOM) of acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) in patients with cirrhosis was proposed. We examined the outcomes of cirrhotic patients with ACC treated with cholecystectomy compared to NOM.

METHODS: We analyzed the 2017-Nationwide Readmissions Database including cirrhotic patients with ACC. Patients were stratified: cholecystectomy, percutaneous cholecystostomy (PCT), and antibiotics only.

PRIMARY OUTCOMES: complications, failure of NOM.

SECONDARY OUTCOMES: mortality, length of stay (LOS), and charges.

RESULTS: 3454 patients were identified. 1832 underwent cholecystectomy, 360 PCT, and 1262 were treated with antibiotics. PCT patients had higher mortality 16.9% vs. the antibiotics group 10.9% vs. cholecystectomy group 4.2%. PCT patients had longer LOS, but lower charges compared to the operative group. Failure of NOM was 28.2%. On regression, PCT was associated with mortality.

CONCLUSION: ACC remains a morbid disease in cirrhosis patients. One in three failed NOM, had longer LOS, and higher mortality. Further studies are warranted to identify predictors of NOM failure.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, prognostic.

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