INTRODUCTION: The role of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in the management of patients with acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) remains controversial. The aim of this study is to report operative outcomes in a large cohort of patients undergoing PC before their delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DLC). METHODS: All patients who underwent DLC because of ACC between 2003 and 2012 were included. Outcomes of patients with and without previous PC were compared. RESULTS: Of 639 patients who underwent DLC because of ACC at our institution during a 10-year time interval beginning 2003, 163 (25.5%) patients had PC before their DLC. Patients who underwent PC were older (64 ± 1 years vs 48 ± 0.8 years, P < .001) and had more comorbid conditions (P < .001). Accumulated duration of stay was longer in the PC group (16.2 ± 0.4 days vs 9.7 ± 0.1 days, P < .001). Rate of conversion to open procedure was greater in the PC group (11% vs 4%, P = .001) and operative time was longer (142 ± 4 minutes vs 107 ± 4 minutes, P < .001). Patients in the PC group had a greater rate of biliary-related complications (10% vs 4%, P = .003) and surgical-site infections; both superficial (5% vs 1%, P = .004) and deep (7% vs 3%, P = .04). On multivariable analysis PC was an independent risk factor for conversion to open cholecystectomy (odds ratio 2.67 95% CI 1.18-6.72) as well as to biliary-related complications (odds ratio 4.85 95% CI 1.57-14.92). CONCLUSION: DLC for ACC in patients with previous PC is associated with longer duration of stay, more readmissions, and, most importantly, greater conversion rate, biliary related complications, and surgical-site infections.
INTRODUCTION: The role of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in the management of patients with acute calculous cholecystitis (ACC) remains controversial. The aim of this study is to report operative outcomes in a large cohort of patients undergoing PC before their delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy (DLC). METHODS: All patients who underwent DLC because of ACC between 2003 and 2012 were included. Outcomes of patients with and without previous PC were compared. RESULTS: Of 639 patients who underwent DLC because of ACC at our institution during a 10-year time interval beginning 2003, 163 (25.5%) patients had PC before their DLC. Patients who underwent PC were older (64 ± 1 years vs 48 ± 0.8 years, P < .001) and had more comorbid conditions (P < .001). Accumulated duration of stay was longer in the PC group (16.2 ± 0.4 days vs 9.7 ± 0.1 days, P < .001). Rate of conversion to open procedure was greater in the PC group (11% vs 4%, P = .001) and operative time was longer (142 ± 4 minutes vs 107 ± 4 minutes, P < .001). Patients in the PC group had a greater rate of biliary-related complications (10% vs 4%, P = .003) and surgical-site infections; both superficial (5% vs 1%, P = .004) and deep (7% vs 3%, P = .04). On multivariable analysis PC was an independent risk factor for conversion to open cholecystectomy (odds ratio 2.67 95% CI 1.18-6.72) as well as to biliary-related complications (odds ratio 4.85 95% CI 1.57-14.92). CONCLUSION: DLC for ACC in patients with previous PC is associated with longer duration of stay, more readmissions, and, most importantly, greater conversion rate, biliary related complications, and surgical-site infections.
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