Open AccessPercutaneous Cholecystostomy Is Appropriate as Definitive Treatment for Acute Cholecystitis in Critically Ill Patients: A Single Center, Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Byung Hyo,
Ha Hun Song,
Young Nam Kim,
Won Jung Jeon,
Sang Jin Lee,
Jin-Dong Kim,
Hak Hyun Lee,
Ban Seok Lee,
Sang Hyub Lee
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
korean journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.203
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2233-6869
pISSN - 1598-9992
DOI - 10.4166/kjg.2014.63.1.32
Subject(s) - medicine , cholecystostomy , cholecystitis , cholecystectomy , multivariate analysis , acute cholecystitis , american society of anesthesiologists , surgery , gallbladder , percutaneous , relative risk , general surgery , confidence interval
Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) is an effective treatment for cholecystitis in high-risk surgical patients. However, there is no definitive agreement on the need for additional cholecystectomy in these patients.
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