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Piele SM, Preda SD, Pătrașcu Ș, Laskou S, Sapalidis K, Dumitrescu D, Șurlin V. Indication and Timing of Cholecystectomy in Acute Biliary Pancreatitis - Systematic Review. CURRENT HEALTH SCIENCES JOURNAL 2024; 50:125-132. [PMID: 38846481 PMCID: PMC11151952 DOI: 10.12865/chsj.50.01.16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024]
Abstract
Acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) poses significant challenges in determining the optimal timing and approach for cholecystectomy, particularly in mild, moderately severe, and severe forms. This article reviews the existing literature on cholecystectomy timing and its impact on outcomes in ABP. A systematic literature search yielded 41 relevant articles from PubMed and Scopus databases. In mild ABP, early cholecystectomy within 72 hours of onset is increasingly favoured due to reduced technical difficulty and lower risk of recurrent pancreatitis. Conversely, delayed cholecystectomy, although traditionally practiced, may lead to higher recurrence rates and prolonged hospital stays. For moderate severe ABP, evidence remains limited, but early cholecystectomy appears to decrease hospital stay without increasing perioperative complications. In severe ABP, consensus suggests delaying cholecystectomy until peripancreatic collections resolve, typically 6 to 10 weeks post-onset, to minimize surgical morbidity. The role of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) alongside cholecystectomy remains contentious, with guidelines recommending its use in specific scenarios such as cholangitis or biliary obstruction. However, routine ERCP in mild ABP lacks robust evidence and may increase complications. Challenges persist regarding the management of residual choledocholithiasis post-ABP, highlighting the need for improved diagnostic criteria and management protocols. Overall, this review underscores the evolving landscape of cholecystectomy timing in ABP and provides insights into current best practices and areas for future research.
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- Suzana Măceș Piele
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
- Craiova Emergency Clinical County Hospital
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
- Craiova Emergency Clinical County Hospital
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
- Craiova Emergency Clinical County Hospital
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- Aristotel University of Thessaloniki
- Third Clinic of Surgery of AHEPA Hospital Thessaloniki
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- Aristotel University of Thessaloniki
- Third Clinic of Surgery of AHEPA Hospital Thessaloniki
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
- Craiova Emergency Clinical County Hospital
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- University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova
- Craiova Emergency Clinical County Hospital
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Cho NY, Chervu NL, Sakowitz S, Verma A, Kronen E, Orellana M, de Virgilio C, Benharash P. Effect of surgical timing on outcomes after cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis. Surgery 2023; 174:660-665. [PMID: 37355408 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2023.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Retrospective and single-center studies have demonstrated that early cholecystectomy is associated with shorter length of stay in patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis. However, these studies are not powered to detect differences in adverse events. Using a nationally representative cohort, we evaluated the association of timing for cholecystectomy with clinical outcomes and resource use in patients with gallstone pancreatitis. METHODS All adult hospitalizations for gallstone pancreatitis were tabulated from the 2016-2019 Nationwide Readmissions Database. Using International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision codes, patient comorbidities and operative characteristics were determined. Patients with end-organ dysfunction or cholangitis were excluded to isolate those with only mild gallstone pancreatitis. Major adverse events were defined as a composite of 30-day mortality and perioperative (cardiovascular, respiratory, neurologic, infectious, and thromboembolic) complications. Timing of laparoscopic cholecystectomy was divided into Early (within 2 days of admission) and Late (>2 days after admission) cohorts. Multivariable logistic and linear regression were then used to evaluate the association of cholecystectomy timing with major adverse events and secondary outcomes of interest, including postoperative hospital duration of stay, costs, non-home discharge, and readmission rate within 30 days of discharge. RESULTS Of an estimated 129,451 admissions for acute gallstone pancreatitis, 25.6% comprised the Early cohort. Compared to patients in the Early cohort, Late cohort patients were older (56 [40-69] vs 53 [37-66] years, P < .001), more likely male (36.6 vs 32.8%, P < .001), and more frequently underwent preoperative endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (22.2 vs 10.9%, P < .001). In addition, the Late cohort had higher unadjusted rates of major adverse events and index hospitalization costs, compared to Early. After risk adjustment, late cholecystectomy was associated with higher odds of major adverse events (adjusted odds ratio 1.40, 95% confidence interval 1.29-1.51) and overall adjusted hospitalization costs by $2,700 (95% confidence interval 2,400-2,800). In addition, compared to the Early group, those in the Late cohort had increased odds of 30-day readmission (adjusted odds ratio 1.12, 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.23) and non-home discharge (adjusted odds ratio 1.42, 95% confidence interval 1.31-1.55). CONCLUSION Cholecystectomy >2 days after admission for mild gallstone pancreatitis was independently associated with increased major adverse events, costs, 30-day readmissions, and non-home discharge. Given the significant clinical and financial consequences, reduced timing to surgery should be prioritized in the overall management of this patient population.
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- Nam Yong Cho
- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. https://twitter.com/NamYong_Cho
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. https://twitter.com/SaraSakowitz
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. https://twitter.com/arjun_ver
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. https://twitter.com/ManuOrellanaMD
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- Department of Surgery, UCLA-Harbor Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA. https://twitter.com/drdevirgilio
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- Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Laboratories, Division of Cardiac Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
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Podda M, Pacella D, Pellino G, Coccolini F, Giordano A, Di Saverio S, Pata F, Ielpo B, Virdis F, Damaskos D, De Simone B, Agresta F, Sartelli M, Leppaniemi A, Riboni C, Agnoletti V, Mole D, Kluger Y, Catena F, Pisanu A. coMpliAnce with evideNce-based cliniCal guidelines in the managemenT of acute biliaRy pancreAtitis): The MANCTRA-1 international audit. Pancreatology 2022; 22:902-916. [PMID: 35963665 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2022.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Reports about the implementation of recommendations from acute pancreatitis guidelines are scant. This study aimed to evaluate, on a patient-data basis, the contemporary practice patterns of management of biliary acute pancreatitis and to compare these practices with the recommendations by the most updated guidelines. METHODS All consecutive patients admitted to any of the 150 participating general surgery (GS), hepatopancreatobiliary surgery (HPB), internal medicine (IM) and gastroenterology (GA) departments with a diagnosis of biliary acute pancreatitis between 01/01/2019 and 31/12/2020 were included in the study. Categorical data were reported as percentages representing the proportion of all study patients or different and well-defined cohorts for each variable. Continuous data were expressed as mean and standard deviation. Differences between the compliance obtained in the four different subgroups were compared using the Mann-Whitney U, Student's t, ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis tests for continuous data, and the Chi-square test or the Fisher's exact test for categorical data. RESULTS Complete data were available for 5275 patients. The most commonly discordant gaps between daily clinical practice and recommendations included the optimal timing for the index CT scan (6.1%, χ2 6.71, P = 0.081), use of prophylactic antibiotics (44.2%, χ2 221.05, P < 0.00001), early enteral feeding (33.2%, χ2 11.51, P = 0.009), and the implementation of early cholecystectomy strategies (29%, χ2 354.64, P < 0.00001), with wide variability based on the admitting speciality. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study showed an overall poor compliance with evidence-based guidelines in the management of ABP, with wide variability based on the admitting speciality. Study protocol registered in ClinicalTrials.Gov (ID Number NCT04747990).
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- Mauro Podda
- Department of Surgical Science, Emergency Surgery Unit, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
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- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Public Health, Naples, Italy
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- 'Luigi Vanvitelli' University of Campania, Naples, Italy; Colorectal Surgery, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of General Surgery, Santo Stefano Hospital, Prato, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
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- General Surgery Unit, Nicola Giannettasio Hospital, Corigliano-Rossano, Italy
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- Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, Niguarda Ca Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Upper GI Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Emergency and Metabolic Minimally Invasive Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Poissy/Saint Germain en Laye, Poissy Cedex, France
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- Department of Surgery, Vittorio Veneto Civil Hospital, Vittorio Veneto, Italy
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, Abdominal Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, EOC Regional Hospital, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, Clinical Surgery, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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- Division of General Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Emergency and Trauma Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, Emergency Surgery Unit, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Liu JK, Braschi C, de Virgilio CM, Ozao-Choy J, Kim DY, Moazzez A. Early Cholecystectomy in Gallstone Pancreatitis Patients With and Without End Organ Dysfunction: A NQSIP Analysis. Am Surg 2022; 88:2579-2583. [PMID: 35767313 DOI: 10.1177/00031348221109488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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INTRODUCTION While literature widely supports early cholecystectomy for mild gallstone pancreatitis (GSP), this has not been reflected in clinical practice. Early cholecystectomy for GSP with end organ dysfunction remains controversial. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the rate and outcomes of early cholecystectomy (<3 days from admission) in mild GSP patients with end organ dysfunction (+EOD) and without (-EOD). METHODS Patients with GSP without necrosis were identified from 2017 to 2019 NSQIP database and categorized into GSP±EOD. Coarsened Exact Matching was used to match patients based on preoperative risk factors in each group, and outcomes were compared. RESULTS There was a total of 3104 patients -EOD and 917 +EOD in the aggregate cohort. Early cholecystectomy was performed in 1520 (49.0%) of GSP-EOD and in 407 (44.4%) of GSP+EOD. In the matched cohorts, there were no significant differences in 30-day mortality, morbidity, or reoperation for early cholecystectomy in either group. In GSP-EOD, early cholecystectomy was associated with shorter LOS (2.9 ± 1.5 vs. 5.6 ± 3.0 days, P < .001), shorter operative time (69.7 ± 34.4 vs. 73.3 ± 36.6 min, P = .045), and more concurrent biliary procedures (52.1% vs. 35.4%, P < .001). Similarly, early cholecystectomy in GSP+EOD was associated with shorter LOS (3.3 ± 1.8 vs. 6.9 ± 6.6 days, P < .001), shorter operative time (65.9 ± 32.1 vs. 76.0 ± 40.7, P < .001), and more concurrent biliary procedure (46.0% vs. 34.9%, P = .002). CONCLUSIONS This study supports early cholecystectomy in patients with mild GSP. Even with end organ dysfunction, early cholecystectomy appears to be safe given there is no difference in morbidity and mortality, and the potential benefit of reduced LOS.
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- Jessica K Liu
- Department of Surgery, 21640Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 21640Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 21640Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 21640Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, 21640Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
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Value-Based Care for Gallstone Pancreatitis. J Am Coll Surg 2021; 233:524-525. [PMID: 34563328 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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