Characteristics and outcome of elderly patients admitted for acute Cholecystitis to medical or surgical wards.

Isr J Health Policy Res · 2020 · PMC7397574 · PMID 32741359

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showed a trendP = 0.07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The only parameter that showed a trend toward predicting mortality was the NSS; a decrease of one point in the NSS doubled the risk of death ( P = 0.07; Table 2 ).

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In our study, the cholecystostomy rate was 29%, similar to figures reported in other studies; this suggests an increasing trend of using this modality in the treatment of elderly patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis (24–54%) [ 35 – 38 ].

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