Short Term Outcomes of Acute Cholecystitis Managed at a University Hospital

Completed

• Conditions: Acute Cholecystitis
• Interventions: Procedure: Cholecystectomy

• Registration Number: NCT03853408
• Lead Sponsor: King Abdulaziz University

Brief Summary

The aim of this retrospective study was to assess the different outcomes of early (performed on the patient's first admission for acute cholecystitis) and delayed cholecystectomy (done on a second admission) at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Detailed Description

This study was conducted retrospectively through reviewing patients medical records

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-07-26
• Primary Completion: 2018-09-14
• Study Completion: 2018-11-29
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Study First Submitted: 2019-02-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-02-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-22
• Study First Posted: 2019-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-25

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

Male and female patients who presented to the Emergency Department of KAUH with an acute cholecystitis

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with no acute cholecystitis

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
First Admission	Cholecystectomy	Cholecystectomy during first admission
Second Admission	Cholecystectomy	Cholecystectomy during second admission

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood Transfusion need	Intraoperative (during surgery) - surgery takes an hour on an average	* Yes; * No
ICU admission:	Post operation "after surgery" immediately	* Yes; * No
Type of surgery	Intraoperative (during surgery) - surgery takes an hour on an average	Laparoscopic cholecystectomy or Laparoscopic cholecystectomy converted to open
Duration of Surgery	minutes "intraoperative" (surgery takes 1 hour on an average)	How many minutes did the surgery take (range)
Time to operation room (hours)	hours pre surgery	How many hours from admission to surgery
Length of stay after surgery	Days ( usually 2 days on an average )	How many days did patients stay after surgery (range)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

King Abulaziz University; 🇸🇦 Jeddah, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia