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Does surgical difficulty relate to severity of acute cholecystitis? Validation of the parkland grading scale based on
Woohyung Lee1, Jae Yool Jang2, Jin-Kyu Cho2
1Department of Surgery, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Gyeongsang National University Postgraduate School of Medicine, Republic of Korea; Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Background:
The Parkland grading scale (PGS) was assessed to validate its correlation to severity of acute cholecystitis (AC).
Methods:
This study investigated the correlation between the PGS and Tokyo guidelines (TG) using multinomial logistic regression analysis in 177 patients with AC.
Results:
High PGS grades were related to higher C-reactive protein (p < 0.001) and frequent gangrenous cholecystitis (p < 0.001). The PGS and TG grades correlated with statistical significance (p < 0.001). Patients with PGS Grade 4 had a higher risk of moderate AC than those with Grade 3 (odds ratio: 4.4; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2-15.6; p = 0.019). The PGS showed good predictive power for moderate or severe AC (area under the curve: 0.771; 95% CI: 0.700-0.842; p = 0.031).
Conclusion:
The PGS is helpful to discriminate severity of AC. Patients with PGS Grade 4 or 5 have a high risk of moderate or severe AC.
