Emergency cholecystectomy: risk factors and impact of delay on electively booked patients, a 5-year experience of a tertiary care center
Analysis of risk factors and delay in patients with gallstones scheduled for elective cholecystectomy demonstrates that long waiting times, severity of the initial visit setting, Hemolytic anemia, and male gender were significantly related to emergency cholecystectomy. Independent risk factors for emergency cholecystectomy were frequency of ED visits, acute cholecystitis, pancreatitis, and CBD stone. Patients with these risk factors should be given priority on the waiting list to avoid emergency surgery. Future research is required to design a scoring system or specific criteria for elective patients at risk of developing acute cholecystitis.
Authors
- Mohammed Alzahrani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8078-8309)
- Alwaleed K Aloufi
- Farah Alzahrani
- Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsiraihi
- Amro Hasan Ageel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6955-1351)
- Nourah ALSaleh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1232-3117)
- Majed Ramadan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9838-2155)
- Mahmoud W Bader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-6096-6030)
- Omar Esam Hetta
- Abdulqader Murad Alaa adeen
Institutions
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- Ibn Sina National College for Medical Studies (SA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02694-8
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.84