Management of Acute Gallstone Disease in Older Adults and Associated Outcomes
Older adults presenting with AGD have frailty and co-morbidities, and ACC is the most frequent presentation. 28.8% of ACC was managed via EC, which was safe and effective, with > 80% discharged home, < 5% 90-day readmissions, and no inpatient mortalities. Readmission was highest post PC and antibiotics. Frailty, co-morbidities, procedural and anaesthetic risk, and associated clinical outcomes need to be considered when managing AGD in older adults.
Authors
- Kate Junker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-1162)
- Oscar Aldridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-8371)
- Shabnam Islam
- Anuttara Panchali Kumarasinghe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7921-505X)
- Tristan Gilliland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0749-4600)
- Anand Trivedi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6878-840X)
- Amanda Foster
Institutions
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- Fiona Stanley Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ANZ Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2025-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.70268
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.52