ArticleJournal of medical ultrasound
Are Gallbladder Abnormalities in Critically Ill Patients Clinically Relevant? Insights from the Medical Intensive Care Unit of a Medical Center.
Article in Journal of medical ultrasound. 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
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Gallbladder (GB) abnormalities are frequently observed in critically ill patients, but their clinical relevance remains uncertain. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of GB abnormalities and their association with clinical outcomes in patients admitted to a medical intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of adult patients admitted to the medical ICU of Changhua Christian Hospital from February to September 2023 who underwent abdominal ultrasound. Patients with prior cholecystectomy or diagnosed acute cholecystitis were excluded. Clinical variables, ultrasound findings, and 30-day outcomes were analyzed. Results: A total of 59 patients were included (mean age 68.9 ± 14.7 years; 69.5% male). GB abnormalities were identified in 33 patients (55.9%), with wall thickening (35.6%) and pericholecystic fluid (30.5%) being most common. GB abnormalities were significantly associated with lower serum albumin (2.8 ± 0.5 vs. 3.3 ± 0.8 g/dL, Conclusion: GB abnormalities are common among medical ICU patients and are associated with hypoalbuminemia and prolonged fasting, but not with increased short-term mortality. These findings may help guide clinical management and avoid unnecessary interventions.
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.