Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Predicting Reaction Outcomes02:24

Predicting Reaction Outcomes

10.8K
Kinetics describes the rate and path by which a reaction occurs. In contrast, thermodynamics deals with state functions and describes the properties, behavior, and components of a system. It is not concerned with the path taken by the process and cannot address the rate at which a reaction occurs. Although it does provide information about what can happen during a reaction process, it does not describe the detailed steps of what appears on an atomic or a molecular level. On the other hand,...
10.8K
Outcomes of Glycolysis01:13

Outcomes of Glycolysis

107.2K
Nearly all the energy used by cells comes from the bonds that make up complex organic compounds. These organic compounds are broken down into simpler molecules, such as glucose. As a result, cells extract energy from glucose over many chemical reactions—a process called cellular respiration.
Cellular respiration can occur aerobically (with oxygen) or anaerobically (without oxygen). In the presence of oxygen, cellular respiration starts with glycolysis and continues with pyruvate...
107.2K
Guidelines for Writing Outcome01:11

Guidelines for Writing Outcome

3.9K
When developing expected outcomes for a patient care plan, the nurse should adhere to the following recommendations:
Patient outcomes reflect the patient's response to the goal rather than what the nurse aims to achieve. Terminology should be observable and measurable to avoid the reader's interpretation. The desired outcome should be realistic and achievable in the designated care timeframe. Expected outcomes should align with adjunctive therapies. The outcome should enhance care...
3.9K
Hindsight Biases01:12

Hindsight Biases

4.3K
Hindsight bias leads you to believe that the event you just experienced was predictable, even though it really wasn’t. In other words, you knew all along that things would turn out the way they did. Can you relate this to the phrase "Hindsight is 20/20" now? 
4.3K
Self-Discrepancy Theory02:45

Self-Discrepancy Theory

18.9K
One influential perspective on what motivates people's behavior is detailed in Tory Higgin's self-discrepancy theory (Higgins, 1987). He proposed that people hold disagreeing internal representations of themselves that lead to different emotional states.  
18.9K
Conservative Site-specific Recombination and Phase Variation02:53

Conservative Site-specific Recombination and Phase Variation

6.8K
Because the DNA segments are cut and reorganized in a direction-specific manner, site-specific recombination has emerged as an efficient genetic engineering technique. Flippase and Cyclization recombinases or Flp and Cre, respectively, are two members of the tyrosine recombinase family derived from bacteriophages, that are used to mediate site-specific DNA insertions, deletions, and targeted expression of proteins in mammalian cell lines.
The recognition sites for Cre recombinase called LoxP...
6.8K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Molecular diagnostics in pancreas transplantation: past, present, and future.

Frontiers in molecular biosciences·2026
Same author

Rethinking Perioperative Care in Older Adults: A Plea for Specialization.

Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches·2026
Same author

Tracing the dynamics of treatment decision-making: A qualitative study about older patients' treatment decision-making and retrospective evaluation.

Journal of geriatric oncology·2026
Same author

Prehabilitation moves from theory to practice: time to act?

Journal of thoracic disease·2026
Same author

Deceased kidney donor cystatin C and subsequent recipient measured glomerular filtration rate at one year after transplantation.

PloS one·2026
Same author

Better in, better out: advancing transplant care through prehabilitation and rehabilitation: towards a multimodal continuum of care before and after solid organ transplantation.

Current opinion in organ transplantation·2026

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jan 31, 2026

The Role of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Complex Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Navigation
03:27

The Role of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Complex Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Navigation

Published on: January 31, 2025

1.3K

Outcome after cholecystectomy in the elderly.

Anne E van Heesewijk1, Rosa G M Lammerts1, Jan-Willem Haveman1

  • 1Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

American Journal of Surgery
|December 28, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Cholecystectomy in elderly patients (age ≥70) shows higher complication and mortality rates. Alternative therapies may be necessary for high-risk elderly patients with cholecystitis.

Keywords:
CholecystitisComplicationsGall stone disease

More Related Videos

Evaluating the Function of the Foot Core System in the Elderly
08:25

Evaluating the Function of the Foot Core System in the Elderly

Published on: March 11, 2022

3.3K
Improving Strength, Power, Muscle Aerobic Capacity, and Glucose Tolerance through Short-term Progressive Strength Training Among Elderly People
12:59

Improving Strength, Power, Muscle Aerobic Capacity, and Glucose Tolerance through Short-term Progressive Strength Training Among Elderly People

Published on: July 5, 2017

13.2K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jan 31, 2026

The Role of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Complex Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Navigation
03:27

The Role of Indocyanine Green Fluorescence in Complex Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Navigation

Published on: January 31, 2025

1.3K
Evaluating the Function of the Foot Core System in the Elderly
08:25

Evaluating the Function of the Foot Core System in the Elderly

Published on: March 11, 2022

3.3K
Improving Strength, Power, Muscle Aerobic Capacity, and Glucose Tolerance through Short-term Progressive Strength Training Among Elderly People
12:59

Improving Strength, Power, Muscle Aerobic Capacity, and Glucose Tolerance through Short-term Progressive Strength Training Among Elderly People

Published on: July 5, 2017

13.2K

Area of Science:

  • Surgical outcomes
  • Geriatric medicine
  • Gastrointestinal surgery

Background:

  • Cholecystectomy is standard for acute cholecystitis and gallstones.
  • Increasing frail elderly patients undergo cholecystectomy.
  • Understanding elderly surgical outcomes is crucial for care quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing cholecystectomy.
  • To identify predictors of complications in different age groups.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 565 cholecystectomy patients.
  • Comparison of outcomes between patients aged <70 and ≥70 years.

Main Results:

  • Elderly patients (≥70 years) experienced more complications.
  • Intensive care admission was higher in the elderly (14.1% vs 4.0%).
  • Hospital mortality was significantly higher in the elderly (6% vs 0.6%).

Conclusions:

  • Elderly patients face increased cholecystectomy complication and mortality risks.
  • Alternative therapies should be explored for high-risk elderly patients with cholecystitis.
  • Consider non-surgical options as bridge or definitive treatment for elderly patients.