Evaluating Diagnostic Markers to Predict Acute Cholecystitis in Critically Ill Patients Prior to Placement of a Percutaneous Cholecystostomy | Zendy

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Evaluating Diagnostic Markers to Predict Acute Cholecystitis in Critically Ill Patients Prior to Placement of a Percutaneous Cholecystostomy

Author(s) -

Aisha Shaheen

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

emergency medicine trauma and surgical care

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2378-8798

DOI - 10.24966/ets-8798/100018

Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , acute cholecystitis , intensive care unit , cholecystostomy , cholecystitis , radiology , gallbladder , intensive care medicine , surgery

We evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic markers in identifying acute cholecystitis in critically ill patients with a non-biliary admitting diagnosis. We hypothesize that the “classic” markers of acute cholecystitis including Right Upper Quadrant (RUQ) pain, elevated WBC and gallbladder wall thickening on ultrasound, have low-diagnostic yield in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patient population.

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