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BACKGROUND Recent advances in laparoscopic techniques and perioperative care have changed the indications for surgery in elderly patients. Consequently, the willingness to offer early surgery for acute cholecystitis continues to increase. This study aims to assess the perioperative outcome of early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis in elderly patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS All consecutive patients treated by early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis in a major teaching hospital, between January 2002 and November 2016, were retrospectively analyzed. The outcome of elderly patients (≥75 years) was compared to that of all others. Conversion rate, 30 days morbidity, 30 days mortality and length of hospital stay were assessed. RESULTS Early cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis was performed in 703 patients: 121 (17%) aged ≥75 years and 582 (83%) aged <75 years. Significantly more elderly patients had an ASA score ≥3 (37% vs. 8%, P<0.001). Morbidity was higher in the elderly group (17% vs. 8%, P<0.004), mainly attributable to the high incidence of cystic stump leakage in this group; a complication that no longer occurred after changing the technique of ligation of the cystic stump. The cardiopulmonary complication rate (4% vs. 3%, P=0.35) as well as mortality did not significantly differ (3% vs. 1%, P=0.07). The conversion rate was higher in the elderly group (18% vs. 5%, P<0.001) and the median postoperative length of hospital stay was longer (5.0 vs. 3.0 days, P<0.001). CONCLUSION Early laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a treatment well suited to elderly patients with mild and moderate acute cholecystitis.
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- C S Loozen
- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, Postbus 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, Postbus 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, Postbus 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St. Antonius Hospital, Koekoekslaan 1, Postbus 2500, 3430 EM Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Loozen CS, Kortram K, Kornmann VNN, van Ramshorst B, Vlaminckx B, Knibbe CAJ, Kelder JC, Donkervoort SC, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, Ponten JEH, van Geloven AAW, van Duijvendijk P, Bos WJW, Besselink MGH, Gouma DJ, van Santvoort HC, Boerma D. Randomized clinical trial of extended versus single-dose perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis for acute calculous cholecystitis. Br J Surg 2017; 104:e151-e157. [DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2016] [Revised: 07/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background
Many patients who have surgery for acute cholecystitis receive postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, with the intent to reduce infectious complications. There is, however, no evidence that extending antibiotics beyond a single perioperative dose is advantageous. This study aimed to determine the effect of extended antibiotic prophylaxis on infectious complications in patients with mild acute cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy.
Methods
For this randomized controlled non-inferiority trial, adult patients with mild acute calculous cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy at six major teaching hospitals in the Netherlands, between April 2012 and September 2014, were assessed for eligibility. Patients were randomized to either a single preoperative dose of cefazolin (2000 mg), or antibiotic prophylaxis for 3 days after surgery (intravenous cefuroxime 750 mg plus metronidazole 500 mg, three times daily), in addition to the single dose. The primary endpoint was rate of infectious complications within 30 days after operation.
Results
In the intention-to-treat analysis, three of 77 patients (4 per cent) in the extended antibiotic group and three of 73 (4 per cent) in the standard prophylaxis group developed postoperative infectious complications (absolute difference 0·2 (95 per cent c.i. –8·2 to 8·9) per cent). Based on a margin of 5 per cent, non-inferiority of standard prophylaxis compared with extended prophylaxis was not proven. Median length of hospital stay was 3 days in the extended antibiotic group and 1 day in the standard prophylaxis group.
Conclusion
Standard single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis did not lead to an increase in postoperative infectious complications in patients with mild acute cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy. Registration number: NTR3089 (www.trialregister.nl).
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- C S Loozen
- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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Loozen CS, Boerma D, van Santvoort HC. [Treatment for acute cholecystitis]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2017; 161:D1268. [PMID: 29057726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- This article provides an update on the current state of treatment in respect of acute cholecystitis. Several aspects are addressed such as the timing of, and approach to, cholecystectomy, the benefits and disadvantages of percutaneous gallbladder drainage, conservative treatment and the usefulness of antibiotic prophylaxis.- Early cholecystectomy is superior to delayed cholecystectomy as this is associated with fewer wound infections, shorter hospital stay, lower costs and greater patient satisfaction.- Radiological percutaneous drainage in the acute phase of cholecystitis is a procedure with high short-term success rates, but it appears to be associated with high rates of recurrent gallstone-related disease. A Dutch randomized multicentre study is currently investigating if high-risk patients benefit most from percutaneous drainage or from early cholecystectomy.- Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis has not been proven useful in patients with mild- or moderately-severe acute cholecystitis. The usefulness of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is currently being studied.
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- C S Loozen
- St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, afd. Chirurgie, Nieuwegein
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Loozen CS, Maarse W, Manten GTR, Pistorius L, Breugem CC. The accuracy of prenatal ultrasound in determining the type of orofacial cleft. Prenat Diagn 2015; 35:652-5. [DOI: 10.1002/pd.4582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2014] [Revised: 02/14/2015] [Accepted: 02/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- C. S. Loozen
- Division of pediatric plastic surgery; Wilhelmina Children's Hospital; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Division of pediatric plastic surgery; Wilhelmina Children's Hospital; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; University Medical Center Utrecht; Utrecht The Netherlands
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- Division of pediatric plastic surgery; Wilhelmina Children's Hospital; Utrecht The Netherlands
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