ArticleCureus2025
Evaluating the Timing of Cholecystectomy in Gallstone-Induced Pancreatitis: Adherence to Guidelines and Impact on Patient Outcomes.
Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
18 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background To avoid recurrence, patients with mild to moderate gallstone-induced pancreatitis should have a cholecystectomy as soon as possible. The aim of this study was to ascertain if adherence to surgical time recommendations influences patient outcomes, especially regarding readmission rates. Methodology We performed a retrospective study of patients admitted between September 2024 and July 2025 with gallstone pancreatitis at Dr. Hassan Ghazzawi Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Comparing those treated before and after the implementation of guideline recommendations for early cholecystectomy. Demographic information, the number of admissions, and the timing of the operation were obtained from hospital records. Patients were divided into four categories: timely (index admission), moderately delayed (weeks), significantly delayed (months/years), and non-surgical. Continuous variables were summarized as means and standard deviations, whereas categorical variables were displayed as frequencies and percentages. The groups have been compared using Fisher's exact test as well as the Chi-square test. A p-value of <0.05 has been considered statistically significant. Result The study covered 47 surgical patients and 47 non-surgical patients. Following guideline adoption, the proportion of timely cholecystectomies increased (32% vs. 53%), while significantly delayed procedures dropped (39% vs. 7%), although this trend did not achieve statistical significance (p = 0.075). The rate of multiple admissions was not statistically different (19% vs. 13%, p = 1.0). In the non-surgical sample, the mean number of admissions reduced (1.57 to 1.41) while recurring admissions (>1) fell (40% to 29%). The mean patient age was similar between groups (57 and 58 years). Conclusion Guideline adherence improved surgical timing and decreased recurrence of gallstone pancreatitis. Early cholecystectomy, preferably during the initial admission, should be the standard of care. Non-surgical patients remain at increased risk of readmission and require regular monitoring.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.