Cholecystitis Digestive System Cholecystitis
Conditions
Interventions
All included patients will be assessed using the Geriatric Assessment, which will be performed on the day of admission by trained physicians or, for emergency patients, by trained physicians or nurses
Sponsors
3rd Department of General Surgery Jagiellonian University Medical College
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Elective patients: 1. Age 65 years or older 2. Symptomatic and sonographically detected cholelithiasis 3. Qualified for elective cholecystectomy (symptomatic and sonographically detected cholelithiasis without any signs of inflammation) 4. Provision of informed consent to participate Emergency patients: 1. Age 65 years or older 2. Acute cholecystitis according to the 2013 Tokyo Guidelines 3. Qualified for emergency cholecystectomy (acute cholecystitis according to the 2013 Tokyo Guidelines operated within 24 hours after admission to the surgical department) 4. Provision of informed consent to participate
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pancreatitis 2. No consent at the time of surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Post-operative complications, defined as any event occurring within 30 days of surgery that required treatment not routinely applied in the post-operative period, is measured through telephone interviews and clinic visits at 30 days post-surgery 2. Post-operative mortality, defined as death within 30 days after surgery, is measured using review of medical records or contact with the appropriate registry office | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay, defined as the time between the day of admission until discharge from hospital, is measured through medical record review. | — |
Countries
Poland
Outcome results
None listed