Impact of age on outcomes and hospital costs of urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective cohort study

Urgent LC with adequate perioperative care is feasible for treating acute cholecystitis in older adult patients. Older age is independently associated with longer LOS and higher costs but not with short-term postoperative complications.

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BMC Surgery
Published
2025-05-24
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-025-02963-0
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2
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Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
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Impact of age on outcomes and hospital costs of urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective cohort study

Chih-Ying Lu, Yu-Ming Kao
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BMC Surgery
Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
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Impact of age on outcomes and hospital costs of urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis: a retrospective cohort study

Chih-Ying Lu, Yu-Ming Kao
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Abstract

Urgent LC with adequate perioperative care is feasible for treating acute cholecystitis in older adult patients. Older age is independently associated with longer LOS and higher costs but not with short-term postoperative complications.

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