Short Term Outcomes of Acute Cholecystitis Managed at a University Hospital

King Abdulaziz University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Acute Cholecystitis

Treatments: Procedure: Cholecystectomy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03853408

D/39/3441

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the different outcomes of early (performed on the patient's first admission for acute cholecystitis) and delayed cholecystectomy (done on a second admission) at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Full description

This study was conducted retrospectively through reviewing patients medical records

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Male and female patients who presented to the Emergency Department of KAUH with an acute cholecystitis

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with no acute cholecystitis

Trial design

88 participants in 2 patient groups

First Admission

Description:

Cholecystectomy during first admission

Treatment:

Procedure: Cholecystectomy

Second Admission

Description:

Cholecystectomy during second admission

Treatment:

Procedure: Cholecystectomy