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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Can we predict severity of acute cholecystitis at admission?

Sadettin Er, Sabri Ozden, Canbert Celik, Bulent Cavit Yuksel

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. An effective and reliable marker in gradıng the severity of acute cholecystitis: Increased immature granulocyte percentage.Ulusal travma ve acil cerrahi dergisi = Turkish journal of trauma & emergency surgery : TJTES · 2022
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  8. Utility of liver function tests in acute cholecystitis.Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sadettin ErSadettin Er, MD. Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Sabri OzdenSabri Ozden, MD. Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Canbert CelikCanbert Celik, MD. Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Bulent Cavit YukselBulent Cavit Yuksel, MD. Associate Professor Department of Surgery, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ankara Numune Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveAcute cholecystitis (AC) is an inflammation of the gallbladder. Tokyo Guidelines (TGs) for the diagnosis of AC classified this condition according to severity as mild, moderate and severe. Therapeutic intervention regulated according to the type of severity. This study aimed to determine laboratory parameters that predict the severity of AC at hospital admission.

methodsOne-hundred and ten patients with AC were retrospectively reviewed. These patients were treated in our department of surgery within a one-year period (2015-2016). Three patient groups were formed depending on the severity of Acute cholecystitis.

resultsThe baseline mean values for white blood cell count (WBC), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), creatinine and international normalized ratio (INR) were higher in the severe patient group at a significant level compared to the mild patient group. The WBC level was also significantly higher in the moderate group than the mild group. However, none of the laboratory parameters differentiated the severe group from the moderate group.

conclusionAcute cholecystitis patients with high WBC, BUN, creatinine and INR levels at admission should be referred to an advanced care center for management.

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Acute cholecystitisTokyo Guidelines

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PMCPMC6191792
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