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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2025

One-year outcomes of elderly acute cholecystitis patients by index treatment.

Núria Lluís, Celia Villodre, Lucía Guilabert, Isabel de Castro, Pedro Zapater, Belén Martínez, José R Aparicio, Fèlix Lluís, Enrique de-Madaria

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Núria Lluís *Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Celia Villodre *Department of Surgery, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
Lucía GuilabertDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
Isabel de CastroDepartment of Nursing, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
Pedro ZapaterDepartment of Pharmacology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
Belén MartínezDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
José R AparicioDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.
Fèlix LluísAlicante Institute of Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain.
Enrique de-MadariaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Dr. Balmis General University Hospital, Alicante, Spain.

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Background: Strategies for managing the elderly with acute cholecystitis need to be refined. Aims: To examine additional procedures, hospital readmissions, and outpatient visits in the year following the index admission. Patients and methods: Single-institution retrospective study of fifty consecutive patients aged ≥70 years admitted with acute cholecystitis. A propensity score matching analysis adjusted for demographic and clinical variables was carried out. Results: The one-year rates of additional procedures were 0%, 47.4%, and 72.7% for surgery, supportive care (SC), and percutaneous gallbladder drainage (PCGD), respectively. The one-year readmission rate was 0%, 15.8%, and 50% after these index procedures, respectively. After propensity score analysis, patients who received SC (55.6% vs. 0%, Conclusion: Cholecystectomy during the index hospitalization may provide better one-year outcomes than SC or PCGD in at least 50% of patients ≥70 years with acute cholecystitis.

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