Acute Cholecystitis in Very Elderly Patients: Disease Management, Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Complications

Autor: Alfredo Escartín, Marta González, Elena Cuello, Ana Pinillos, Pablo Muriel, Mireia Merichal, Victor Palacios, Jordi Escoll, Cristina Gas, Jorge-Juan Olsina
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Surgery Research and Practice, Vol 2019 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2356-7759
2356-6124
DOI: 10.1155/2019/9709242
Popis: Background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the characteristics, management, and outcomes of acute cholecystitis in patients ≥80 years. Methods. This was a retrospective analysis of data from a prospective single-center patient registry. Results. The study population was composed of 348 patients, which were divided into two groups: those younger (Group A) and those older (Group B) than the median age (85.4 years). Although demographic and clinical characteristics of the two groups were similar, the disease management was clearly different, with older patients undergoing cholecystectomy less frequently (n=80 46.0% in Group A vs n=39 22.4% in Group B; p
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