Outcomes of cholecystectomy in US veterans with cirrhosis: Predicting outcomes using nomogram
Awni Shahait1, Jose Wilson B Mesquita-Neto1, Mustafa Rashad Hasnain2
1The Michael and Marian Ilitch Department of Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA; Department of Surgery, John D Dingell Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA.
Background:
This study examines the outcomes of open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy (OC/LC) in veterans with cirrhosis and develops a nomogram to predict outcomes.
Methods:
We analyzed the Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program to identify all patients with cirrhosis and ascites who underwent cholecystectomy from 2008 to 2015. Univariate and multivariate regression were used to identify predictors of morbidity and mortality. A predictive nomogram was constructed and internally validated.
Results:
A total of 349 patients were identified. Overall, complications occurred in 18.7% of patients, and mortality was 3.8%. LC was performed in 58.9%, and 19.2% were preformed emergently. Overall, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score was an independent factor of morbidity and mortality, while laparoscopic approach had a protective effect on morbidity.
Conclusions:
Although cholecystectomy is a high-risk operation in cirrhotic veterans, LC may have favorable outcomes than OC in selected patients. An easy-to-use nomogram to predict morbidity and mortality for cirrhotic patients undergoing cholecystectomy is proposed.
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